Madison Avenue & East 51st Street

Madison Avenue and East 51st 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. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Rectory, one of 19 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 172 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
580 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Madison Av/E 51 St · BxM7
Within a walk
36 places
17 public spaces, 9 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    580 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
    950 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 51 St, 50 feet away, for the BxM7.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 51 St BxM7
    50 feet
    BxM7

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM7 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 51st Street.

  • 44 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
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,080 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 nine 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 foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1973.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 51st 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 51st 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

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105024, 107008 and 107253.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 19 Individual Landmarks, and 26 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance. They were built between 1858 and 1952.

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Rectory Designated landmark
    80 feet
  2. Henry Villard Houses Designated landmark
    110 feet
  3. Look 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.

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

Schools and child care

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    100 feet
  2. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    450 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    610 feet
  3. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    680 feet
  4. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    750 feet
  5. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  6. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  7. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  8. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    880 feet
  9. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    910 feet
  10. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  11. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  12. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  13. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  14. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    660 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 12
  1. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  5. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,070 feet
  7. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  8. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    1,230 feet
  9. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Landmark · listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    400 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    400 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    390 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 172 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 51st 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.