Madison Avenue & East 54th Street

Madison Avenue and East 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Thomas Church is 790 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 36 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 166 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
350 feet · 1 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Madison Av/E 54 St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +6
Within a walk
36 places
17 public spaces, 11 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 350 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
    350 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
    0.3 miles
    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 54 St, 30 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and six more.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 54 St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +6 · Shelter
    30 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5 BxM11 X27 X28 X37 X38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …
  5. BM5 …
  6. BxM11 …
  7. X27 …
  8. X28 …
  9. X37 …
  10. X38 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 54th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 53 St & Madison Ave 51 docks in all
    300 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 425 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,020 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 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 between 1973 and 2003.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 54th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • For-hire vehicles only 2 signs FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 54th 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 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

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: 102049, 104289, 106183 and 106661.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 22 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1871 and 1984.

  1. Lever House Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. St. Regis Hotel Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. Aeolian Building Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 public spaces
  • 11 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    130 feet
  2. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    200 feet
  3. Public space at Sony Public space
    520 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  4. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    720 feet
  5. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    830 feet
  6. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    880 feet
  7. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    900 feet
  8. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    980 feet
  9. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    1,030 feet
  10. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  11. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,100 feet
  12. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet
  13. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  14. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. University Club Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,100 feet
Show all 14
  1. Look Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    890 feet
  4. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    970 feet
  5. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    990 feet
  6. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  7. Coty Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  8. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  9. 53rd Street Library
    1,250 feet
  10. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  11. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    640 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    660 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 166 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 54th 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.