Lexington Avenue & East 59th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. It is 430 feet to the 58th Street Library, and Society of Illustrators is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and three more. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places and 110 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 70 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
    70 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
    1,070 feet
    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, 60 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 59 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    60 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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1,230 feet 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
    1,000 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17 and 18 and 19 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
45 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.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 59th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-3PM 8PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 59th Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

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

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6:30AM-7AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104168, 106579 and 107257.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 15 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1869 and 1902.

  1. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  3. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    320 feet
  3. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    430 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    630 feet
  4. Public space at Galleria Public space
    660 feet
  5. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    680 feet
  6. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,070 feet
  9. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  10. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,260 feet
  11. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 58th Street Library
    430 feet
  2. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    570 feet
  3. Old York Library Research library
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    1,000 feet
  3. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  4. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Rock Church House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    460 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 59th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.