Lexington Avenue & East 60th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 60th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church is 530 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 33 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 102 places to eat. About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
20 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
40 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 60 St/Lexington Av · Q32
Within a walk
33 places
12 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 40 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
    40 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
    810 feet
    M Q
  2. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W

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 E 60 St/Lexington Av, 40 feet away, for the Q32.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 60 St/Lexington Av Q32
    40 feet
    Q32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …

Live arrivals

Lexington Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 59 St & Lexington Ave 56 docks in all
    310 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
    1.8 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,210 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 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 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

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 60th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 60th Street

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

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102611, 103531, 106336, 106738 and 106763.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 42 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1874.

  1. Barbizon Hotel for Women Designated landmark
    700 feet
  2. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    750 feet
  3. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 public spaces
  • 8 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
    300 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  3. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    690 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Savoy Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    890 feet
  6. Public space at Galleria Public space
    930 feet
  7. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    940 feet
  8. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,020 feet
  9. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old York Library Research library
    580 feet
  2. 58th Street Library
    690 feet
  3. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    830 feet
  2. Barbara Rutherford Hatch House Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  4. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Rock Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    1,210 feet
  3. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    360 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 60th 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.