Madison Avenue & East 34th Street

Madison Avenue and East 34th 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. Devry College of New York is 140 feet away, and the Morgan Library & Museum is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 49 public places, 16 of them trade or language schools, and 188 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
710 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 34 St/Madison Av · BM5
Within a walk
49 places
16 trade or language schools, 8 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    710 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
    0.4 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 E 34 St/Madison Av, 60 feet away, for the BM5.

  • 72 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/Madison Av BM5
    60 feet
    BM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM5 …

Live arrivals

East 34th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 35 St & Madison Ave 50 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 14 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 April 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
4
Police precinct
14 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,500 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM

South side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 106490.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 14 Individual Landmarks, and 30 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1853 and 1907.

  1. B. Altman & Co. Department Store Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Madison Belmont Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. Collectors Club Building (Former Thomas B. Clarke Residence) Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    110 feet
  2. Devry College of New York College
    140 feet
  3. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
Show all 27
  1. CUNY Graduate School College
    450 feet
  2. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    850 feet
  3. Murray Hill Academy School
    850 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    850 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    850 feet
  6. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    850 feet
  7. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    910 feet
  8. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  9. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    940 feet
  10. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    940 feet
  11. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    940 feet
  12. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  13. Amer Academy of Dramatic Arts College
    1,040 feet
  14. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  15. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  16. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  17. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  18. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  19. Barclay Career Schools Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  20. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  21. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  22. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  23. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  24. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  3. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    850 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  3. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,220 feet
  4. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,230 feet
  5. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    830 feet
  2. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. Old Colony Club Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  4. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  5. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Landmark · listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,280 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    490 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    590 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 188 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 34th 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.