Madison Avenue & East 31st Street

Madison Avenue and East 31st 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. Colony Club, one of 13 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away, and First Moravian Church is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 234 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Madison Av/E 31 St · BxM3, BxM4
Within a walk
46 places
9 trade or language schools, 8 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    700 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
    1,210 feet
    6
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    B D F M N Q 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 31 St, 70 feet away, for the BxM3 and BxM4.

  • 64 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 31 St BxM3, BxM4
    70 feet
    BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …
  2. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 111 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    860 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two 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 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 66 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 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 3:30pm on Madison Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 31st Street

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

South side of East 31st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 9 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103113, 103114, 103479, 105023 and 106329.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 18 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
    180 feet
  2. St. Louis Hotel (now Hotel Grand Union) Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. The Old Grolier Club Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    250 feet
  2. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    280 feet
  3. Aaron School (8-12) School
    650 feet
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  1. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    280 feet
  2. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. Sage Alliance NY School
    650 feet
  4. Devry College of New York College
    790 feet
  5. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
  6. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    800 feet
  7. Shefa School
    870 feet
  8. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    870 feet
  9. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  10. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    910 feet
  11. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,180 feet
  12. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  13. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  14. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  15. CUNY Graduate School College
    1,240 feet
  16. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,260 feet
  17. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,260 feet
  18. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,260 feet
  19. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,260 feet
  20. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    800 feet
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  1. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  3. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,290 feet
  4. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    700 feet
  3. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    830 feet
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  1. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  4. Grand Hotel Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  5. Museum of Sex Museum
    1,250 feet
  6. New York School of Applied Design Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church Landmark
    490 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
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  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 234 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 31st 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.