Madison Avenue & East 36th Street

Madison Avenue and East 36th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex, one of 15 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Church of the Incarnation Rectory stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 169 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Madison Av/E 36 St · BxM6, BxM9
Within a walk
34 places
9 trade or language schools, 8 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    1,240 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 7 S
  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 36 St, 40 feet away, for the BxM6 and BxM9.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 36 St BxM6, BxM9 · Shelter
    40 feet
    BxM6 BxM9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM6 …
  2. BxM9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 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 35 St & Madison Ave 50 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1958.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

North side of East 36th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 36th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103363, 103364, 104311 and 104914.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 47 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1906.

  1. The Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Church of the Incarnation Rectory Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. De Lamar Mansion Designated landmark
    310 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 6 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Devry College of New York College
    680 feet
  3. CUNY Graduate School College
    680 feet
Show all 13
  1. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    670 feet
  2. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    730 feet
  3. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    730 feet
  4. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  6. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  7. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    910 feet
  8. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  9. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  10. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  2. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    1,160 feet
  2. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    180 feet
  2. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library · landmark
    300 feet
  3. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    440 feet
Show all 10
  1. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    940 feet
  4. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    940 feet
  5. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  7. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Landmark · listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,030 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 169 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 36th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.