Madison Avenue & East 32nd Street

Madison Avenue and East 32nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Old Grolier Club, one of 13 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away, and Midtown Workforce1 Career Center is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 13 of them trade or language schools, and 221 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Madison Av/E 32 St · M4, Q32, BxM11
Within a walk
47 places
13 trade or language schools, 8 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 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. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    B D F M N Q R W
  2. 28 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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 32 St, 40 feet away, for the M4, Q32 and BxM11.

  • 64 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 32 St M4, Q32, BxM11
    40 feet
    M4 Q32 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. Q32 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 32 St & Park Ave 55 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 8 East 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    750 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in 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 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 32nd Street

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

South side of East 32nd 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 TUESDAY FRIDAY 6AM-6:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103479, 104675, 105021, 105573 and 105574.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance Palazzo. They were mostly built between 1892 and 1913.

  1. The Old Grolier Club Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. St. Louis Hotel (now Hotel Grand Union) Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. 2 Park Avenue Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    510 feet
  2. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  3. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    540 feet
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  1. Devry College of New York College
    530 feet
  2. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    620 feet
  4. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    630 feet
  5. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    650 feet
  6. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    690 feet
  7. Aaron School (8-12) School
    910 feet
  8. Sage Alliance NY School
    910 feet
  9. CUNY Graduate School College
    990 feet
  10. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,010 feet
  11. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,010 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,010 feet
  13. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,010 feet
  14. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,010 feet
  15. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  16. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  17. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  18. Shefa School
    1,130 feet
  19. Advanced Career Training Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  20. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  21. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  22. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  23. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  24. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    370 feet
  2. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    690 feet
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  1. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  2. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    1,090 feet
  3. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    910 feet
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  1. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,020 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 221 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 32nd 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.