Madison Avenue & East 53rd Street

Madison Avenue and East 53rd 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. Lever House, one of 19 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 350 feet away, and the Paley Center for Media is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 168 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Madison Av/E 53 St · BxM3, BxM4
Within a walk
35 places
18 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    90 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
    1,120 feet
    6 E F
  2. 57 St M
    0.4 miles
    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 53 St, 70 feet away, for the BxM3 and BxM4.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 53 St BxM3, BxM4
    70 feet
    BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …
  2. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 53 St & Madison Ave 51 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 425 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,280 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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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
60 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 53rd 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 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 53rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102051, 104851, 106020, 106183 and 106664.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 19 Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1914.

  1. Lever House Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Look Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. The Racquet and Tennis Club Designated landmark
    400 feet

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 1 library
  • 1 monument or memorial

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    360 feet
  3. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    390 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    620 feet
  4. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    770 feet
  5. Public space at Sony Public space
    780 feet
  6. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  7. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  9. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    980 feet
  10. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    990 feet
  11. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    1,100 feet
  12. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  13. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  14. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,250 feet
  15. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. 53rd Street Library
    990 feet
  3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    990 feet
Show all 12
  1. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
  4. University Club Listed historic place
    950 feet
  5. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,000 feet
  6. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  7. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    1,160 feet
  8. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  9. Coty Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    740 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    390 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 168 places to eat and four food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 53rd 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.