Madison Avenue & East 45th Street

Madison Avenue and East 45th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yale Club of New York City, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 215 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Madison Av/E 45 St · QM21
Within a walk
32 places
8 listed historic places, 8 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    740 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. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    B D F M

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 45 St, 100 feet away, for the QM21.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 45 St QM21
    100 feet
    QM21

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM21 …

Live arrivals

Madison Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 46 St & Madison Ave 53 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 160 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 2007 and 2024.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

South side of East 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102159, 102160, 103696 and 106621.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, and mostly built between 1913 and 1929.

  1. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Fred F. French Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 8 listed historic places
  • 8 public spaces
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    450 feet
  3. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    520 feet
Show all 9
  1. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    640 feet
  3. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    690 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  5. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  6. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
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  1. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    900 feet
  2. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  4. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet
  5. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    1,150 feet
  6. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    1,250 feet
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  1. Harvard Club of New York City Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  5. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  6. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  7. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,310 feet
  8. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 215 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 45th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.