Madison Avenue & East 61st Street

Madison Avenue and East 61st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Links Club stands 260 feet away, and Old York Library is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places and 64 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Madison Av/E 61 St · M1, M2
Within a walk
27 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 630 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
    630 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
    1,250 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 61 St, 40 feet away, for the M1 and M2.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 61 St M1, M2 · Shelter
    40 feet
    M1 M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 61st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 61 St & Madison Ave 39 docks in all
    50 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
    1.6 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
    1.8 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the bur oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 61st Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 8 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 61st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101311, 106853, 106921 and 107198.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper East Side Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 145 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1877 and 1907.

  1. The Links Club Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. The Pierre Hotel Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Club Designated landmark
    350 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Central Park.

  1. William Tecumseh Sherman Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1903
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 public spaces
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  3. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
Show all 6
  1. Browning School Landmark
    620 feet
  2. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    650 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grand Army Plaza
    1,060 feet
  2. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    980 feet
  3. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    1,220 feet
  2. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    490 feet
  2. Old York Library Research library
    850 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    970 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    420 feet
  2. 5 Ave Synagogue House of worship
    430 feet
  3. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  3. Temple Emanuel House of worship
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 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 61st 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.