Madison Avenue & East 49th Street

Madison Avenue and East 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hampton Shops Building, one of 17 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 feet away, and Saks Fifth Avenue stands 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about four minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 187 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Madison Av/E 49 St · QM21, QM63, QM64, QM68
Within a walk
28 places
15 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    1,110 feet
    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. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,240 feet
    6 E F
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    B D F M

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 49 St, 40 feet away, for the QM21, QM63, QM64 and QM68.

  • 79 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 49 St QM21, QM63, QM64, QM68
    40 feet
    QM21 QM63 QM64 QM68

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM21 …
  2. QM63 …
  3. QM64 …
  4. QM68 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 51 St 43 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six 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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Ten 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
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2023 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 49th Street

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

South side of East 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 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 3 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102926, 102927, 104051 and 105645.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1933.

  1. Hampton Shops Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Saks Fifth Avenue Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Cardinal's Residence Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 15 public spaces
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    360 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    620 feet
  5. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    790 feet
  6. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    790 feet
  7. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    930 feet
  8. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  9. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    980 feet
  10. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    1,130 feet
  11. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,200 feet
  12. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. Look Building Listed historic place
    680 feet
Show all 8
  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    910 feet
  3. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    1,230 feet
  4. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  5. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    190 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 49th 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.