Madison Avenue & East 52nd Street

Madison Avenue and East 52nd 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. Look Building, one of 20 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 161 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 52nd Street.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
320 feet · 1 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Madison Av/E 52 St · M1, M2, BxM8, BxM10
Within a walk
40 places
20 public spaces, 9 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    320 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
    1,110 feet
    6 E F
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.4 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 52 St, 100 feet away, for the M1, M2, BxM8 and BxM10.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 52 St M1, M2, BxM8, BxM10
    100 feet
    M1 M2 BxM8 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. BxM8 …
  4. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 52nd Street.

  • 52 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
    240 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
    1.3 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    820 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 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 August 2025.

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 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

Sixteen 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
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 1 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 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 52nd 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Madison Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103822, 105024 and 105025.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 20 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 1958.

  1. Look Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Rectory Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. Henry Villard Houses Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 20 public spaces
  • 9 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 1 college
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    350 feet
  3. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    350 feet
Show all 20
  1. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    550 feet
  4. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    650 feet
  5. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    650 feet
  6. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  7. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    840 feet
  8. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,010 feet
  9. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,050 feet
  10. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  11. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    1,140 feet
  12. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  13. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  14. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,240 feet
  15. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,250 feet
  16. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,250 feet
  17. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    910 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    970 feet
Show all 13
  1. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Lever House Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    760 feet
  4. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    860 feet
  5. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    920 feet
  6. University Club Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  7. 53rd Street Library
    1,250 feet
  8. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  9. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,250 feet
  10. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    130 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 52nd 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.