Madison Avenue & East 28th Street

Madison Avenue and East 28th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Prince George Hotel Annex stands 200 feet away, and Worth Square is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 12 of them listed historic places, and 192 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Madison Av/E 28 St · M1, M2, M3, BM1 +3
Within a walk
39 places
12 listed historic places, 5 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    440 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St R, W
    910 feet
    R W
  2. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “ROAMING UNDERFOOT” (2018) by Nancy Blum at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 28 St, 70 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, BM1 and three more.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 28 St M1, M2, M3, BM1 +3
    70 feet
    M1 M2 M3 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. BM1 …
  5. BM2 …
  6. BM3 …
  7. BM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 26 St 75 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, April 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

South side of East 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3:30PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102203, 103014, 103015, 103058 and 106453.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 55 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1912.

  1. Prince George Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Hotel Seville Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. The Emmet Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Madison Square Park.

  1. Chester Alan Arthur Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1899
    610 feet
  2. Memorial to the Victims of the Injustice of the Holocaust Sculpture by Harriet Feigenbaum, 1990
    690 feet
  3. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1881
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 12 listed historic places
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    440 feet
  2. Shefa School
    610 feet
  3. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    640 feet
Show all 13
  1. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    510 feet
  2. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    610 feet
  3. Aaron School (8-12) School
    770 feet
  4. Sage Alliance NY School
    770 feet
  5. Baruch College Campus High School
    1,040 feet
  6. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  7. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  8. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,080 feet
  9. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,190 feet
  10. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    560 feet
  2. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    690 feet
  3. Worth Square
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Ascot Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Stanford Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Museum of Sex Museum
    480 feet
  3. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    570 feet
Show all 14
  1. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    600 feet
  2. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    630 feet
  4. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    640 feet
  5. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    800 feet
  6. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  7. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  8. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  9. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  10. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  11. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    790 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 192 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 28th Street or Madison Avenue.

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