Madison Avenue & East 38th Street

Madison Avenue and East 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Morgan Library & Museum is 410 feet away, and Devry College of New York is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about four minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, ten of them trade or language schools, and 187 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Madison Av/E 38 St · M3, M4
Within a walk
37 places
10 trade or language schools, 8 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,130 feet
    4 5 6 7 S

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Times Square
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M
  2. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists five works at the Grand Central-42 St station, among them “Fast Track and Speedwheels” (1990) by Dan Sinclair and “Grand Central: Arches, Towers, Pyramids” (2000) by Jackie Ferrara.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 38 St, 60 feet away, for the M3 and M4.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 38 St M3, M4
    60 feet
    M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 38th Street.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 8 East 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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-Times Square
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1930 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and May 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 1pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 38th 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
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102889, 103117 and 106406.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1914.

  1. De Lamar Mansion Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. The Pierpont Morgan Library and Annex Designated landmark
    440 feet
  3. 275 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    310 feet
  2. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    400 feet
  3. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
Show all 13
  1. American English Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
  2. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    670 feet
  4. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    730 feet
  6. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    730 feet
  7. Rennert Trade or language school
    970 feet
  8. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  9. Devry College of New York College
    1,190 feet
  10. CUNY Graduate School College
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,290 feet
  2. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library · landmark
    410 feet
  2. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
Show all 11
  1. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    790 feet
  3. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    970 feet
  5. Knox Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  6. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  7. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,220 feet
  8. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 187 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 38th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.