Madison Avenue & East 60th Street

Madison Avenue and East 60th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Harmonie Club stands 300 feet away, and Congregation Edmond J Safra is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
430 feet · 2 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Madison Av/E 60 St · BxM8
Within a walk
29 places
10 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    430 feet
    N R W

Next trains at this station

Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    990 feet
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Oasis” (1997) by Ann Schaumburger at the 5 Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 60 St, 80 feet away, for the BxM8.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 60 St BxM8 · Shelter
    80 feet
    BxM8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM8 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 61 St & Madison Ave 39 docks in all
    290 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
    1.6 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 60th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 60th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of Madison Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101309, 104322, 104832 and 105736.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 76 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1878 and 1919.

  1. The Harmonie Club Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. The Metropolitan Club Designated landmark
    310 feet
  3. The Pierre Hotel Designated landmark
    330 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. William Tecumseh Sherman Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1903
    630 feet
  2. Pulitzer Fountain Fountain by Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe, 1916
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    90 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  3. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  2. Browning School Landmark
    890 feet
  3. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    650 feet
  3. Grand Army Plaza
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    860 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    920 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    960 feet
  2. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,050 feet
  3. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  4. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    1,150 feet
  5. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  6. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,270 feet
  7. Public space at Galleria Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    380 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Old York Library Research library
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. 58th Street Library
    1,150 feet
  2. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    400 feet
  2. 5 Ave Synagogue House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 60th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.