Madison Avenue & East 46th Street

Madison Avenue and East 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 400 Madison Avenue Building, stands 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about four minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them trade or language schools, and 203 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Madison Av/E 46 St · M1, M2, BxM11
Within a walk
28 places
10 public spaces, 6 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,000 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. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    B D F M
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 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 46 St, 30 feet away, for the M1, M2 and BxM11.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 46 St M1, M2, BxM11
    30 feet
    M1 M2 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 45 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
    50 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
    1,210 feet
  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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 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
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 70 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Two 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
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2023 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 46th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 46th Street

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

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104639, 104855 and 107260.

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. 400 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Fred F. French Building Designated landmark
    430 feet
  3. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    710 feet
Show all 11
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    660 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    780 feet
  4. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    860 feet
  5. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    950 feet
  6. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  7. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  8. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    630 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,200 feet
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  1. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    650 feet
  2. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  4. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    900 feet
  5. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  6. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  7. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    1,160 feet
  8. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 203 places to eat and four food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 46th 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.