Madison Avenue & East 50th Street

Madison Avenue and East 50th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 8,043 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Cardinal's Residence, one of 20 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 100 feet away, and Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 184 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Madison Av/E 50 St · M1, M2
Within a walk
36 places
19 public spaces, 9 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    840 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
    980 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 50 St, 50 feet away, for the M1 and M2.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 50 St M1, M2
    50 feet
    M1 M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 51 St 43 docks in all
    310 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
    1,260 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 8,043 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 24th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 1,052 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
71 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

Three 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
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 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 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 50th Street

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

East side of Madison Avenue

  • 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 parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105207, 105646 and 105647.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 20 Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were built between 1858 and 1952.

  1. Cardinal's Residence Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Henry Villard Houses Designated landmark
    130 feet
  3. Hampton Shops Building Designated landmark
    150 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 9 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  2. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    490 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    620 feet
  3. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    670 feet
  4. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    720 feet
  5. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  6. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  7. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  8. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    940 feet
  9. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  10. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,050 feet
  11. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,060 feet
  12. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  13. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  14. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    1,170 feet
  15. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  16. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Look Building Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    660 feet
  3. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 11
  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    970 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  5. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  6. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  7. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  8. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Landmark · listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    140 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    140 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 184 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 50th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.