Lexington Avenue & East 58th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 58th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about a minute on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 146 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Lexington Av/E 59 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
31 places
13 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 58th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    300 feet
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 59 St, 220 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 59 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    220 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 59 St & Lexington Ave 56 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 131 East 55th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    740 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1956 and 1982.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 58th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 58th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101488, 106706 and 107257.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1925 and 1960.

  1. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 research libraries
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  2. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    360 feet
  3. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    390 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Galleria Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    590 feet
  4. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    750 feet
  5. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  6. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    820 feet
  7. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  9. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,260 feet
  10. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    310 feet
  2. 58th Street Library
    390 feet
  3. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Old York Library Research library
    1,100 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  4. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. Rock Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    720 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 146 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 58th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.