Madison Avenue & East 33rd Street

Madison Avenue and East 33rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Madison Belmont Building, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 200 feet away, and Transfiguration Episcopal Church is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 12 of them trade or language schools, and 222 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
430 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Madison Av/E 33 St · QM63, QM64, QM68
Within a walk
43 places
12 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 33rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    430 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 33 St, 50 feet away, for the QM63, QM64 and QM68.

  • 67 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 33 St QM63, QM64, QM68
    50 feet
    QM63 QM64 QM68

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM63 …
  2. QM64 …
  3. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 33 St & Park Ave 72 docks in all
    420 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
    490 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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 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 7am to 7pm on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 33rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 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-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 6AM-6:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of East 33rd Street

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

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103197, 105260, 105574 and 105575.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance Palazzo. They were mostly built between 1898 and 1913.

  1. Madison Belmont Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. The Old Grolier Club 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 43 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Devry College of New York College
    270 feet
  2. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    390 feet
  3. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
Show all 25
  1. CUNY Graduate School College
    730 feet
  2. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    750 feet
  4. Murray Hill Academy School
    750 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    750 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    750 feet
  7. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    750 feet
  8. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    760 feet
  9. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    800 feet
  10. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    800 feet
  11. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    820 feet
  12. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    890 feet
  13. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    920 feet
  14. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    920 feet
  15. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    920 feet
  16. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    940 feet
  17. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  18. Aaron School (8-12) School
    1,170 feet
  19. Sage Alliance NY School
    1,170 feet
  20. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  21. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  22. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    110 feet
  2. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    990 feet
  2. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    1,110 feet
  3. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  5. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    760 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    780 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 222 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 33rd 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.