Madison Avenue & East 56th Street

Madison Avenue and East 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building, one of 19 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 151 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
under 10 feet
Madison Av/E 56 St · M1, M2, BxM18
Within a walk
31 places
15 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    870 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. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W
  2. 57 St M
    0.3 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 56 St, under 10 feet away, for the M1, M2 and BxM18.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 56 St M1, M2, BxM18
    under 10 feet
    M1 M2 BxM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 56 St & Madison Ave 33 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 131 East 55th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,200 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 56th 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 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 56th 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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: 102090, 102282 and 104330.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 19 Individual Landmarks, and 21 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, International Style and Modern Classical. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1928.

  1. AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Fuller Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. St. Regis Hotel Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 research library

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  2. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Army Plaza
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sony Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    200 feet
  3. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    380 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    470 feet
  3. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    510 feet
  4. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    560 feet
  5. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    690 feet
  6. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  7. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    900 feet
  8. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  9. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,180 feet
  10. Public space at Galleria Public space
    1,180 feet
  11. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,280 feet
  12. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coty Building Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Lever House Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 9
  1. University Club Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  4. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    1,280 feet
  5. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  6. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 151 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 56th 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.