Madison Avenue & East 30th Street

Madison Avenue and East 30th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts is 130 feet away, and Martha Washington Hotel stands 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 215 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Madison Av/E 30 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
41 places
10 listed historic places, 7 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 30th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    950 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 30 St, 130 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 64 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 30 St M1, M2, M3 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    130 feet
    M1 M2 M3
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 30th Street.

  • 113 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 30 St 56 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,110 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • 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
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 62 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 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.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm on Madison Avenue (east side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 30th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 7 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 30th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 8 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102383, 102583, 103113 and 107365.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1912.

  1. Colony Club Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Martha Washington Hotel Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Hotel Seville Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 colleges
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    120 feet
  2. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    130 feet
  3. Aaron School (8-12) School
    390 feet
Show all 15
  1. Sage Alliance NY School
    390 feet
  2. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    540 feet
  4. Shefa School
    610 feet
  5. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    610 feet
  6. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    920 feet
  7. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    960 feet
  8. Devry College of New York College
    1,050 feet
  9. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  10. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  11. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  12. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    1,080 feet
  2. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    580 feet
  2. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  3. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    440 feet
  3. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    630 feet
Show all 12
  1. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Museum of Sex Museum
    990 feet
  4. New York School of Applied Design Listed historic place
    990 feet
  5. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  6. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    1,120 feet
  7. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  8. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  9. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church Landmark
    280 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. First Moravian Church House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 215 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 30th Street or Madison 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.