Madison Avenue & East 48th Street

Madison Avenue and East 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six 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 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about five minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 232 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Madison Av/E 47 St · M3, M4, SIM4C, SIM33C
Within a walk
30 places
13 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Next trains at this station

Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    B D F M
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Riders” (1995) by Ralph Fasanella and “The Subway: Design for a Modern Icon” (2019) by MTA Arts & Design and The Museum of Modern Art at the 5 Av/53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 47 St, 180 feet away, for the M3, M4, SIM4C and SIM33C.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 47 St M3, M4, SIM4C, SIM33C
    180 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

A marked bike lane runs on East 48th Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 46 St & Madison Ave 53 docks in all
    570 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 42 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1942.

Trees

Eleven 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
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2025 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 48th Street

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

South side of East 48th Street

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

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: 102927, 104811, 104812 and 106416.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco and Gothic Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1929.

  1. 400 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Scribner Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. Saks Fifth Avenue Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 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
    200 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  3. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
Show all 7
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,230 feet
  4. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    370 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    530 feet
  3. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    530 feet
  4. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    700 feet
  5. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    790 feet
  7. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    800 feet
  8. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    1,190 feet
  10. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    490 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. Look Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    1,170 feet
  3. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    450 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 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 232 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 48th 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.