Madison Avenue & East 47th Street

Madison Avenue and East 47th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Scribner Building, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 530 feet away, and Saint Patrick's Cathedral is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about five minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 201 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Madison Av/E 47 St · M3, M4, SIM4C, SIM33C
Within a walk
27 places
11 public spaces, 5 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,260 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. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

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 47 St, 100 feet away, for the M3, M4, SIM4C and SIM33C.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 47 St M3, M4, SIM4C, SIM33C
    100 feet
    M3 M4 SIM4C SIM33C

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M4 …
  3. SIM4C …
  4. SIM33C …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
60 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.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 47th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 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
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 47th Street

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

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104637, 104812, 104813 and 107260.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, Beaux-Arts and neo-Renaissance. They were built between 1912 and 1952.

  1. 400 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Scribner Building Designated landmark
    530 feet
  3. Fred F. French Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    820 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
Show all 9
  1. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    880 feet
  2. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    920 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    970 feet
  4. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  5. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    1,210 feet
  6. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    370 feet
  3. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    390 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    630 feet
  3. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  5. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  6. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,010 feet
  7. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    710 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,090 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 201 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 47th 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.