Madison Avenue & East 62nd Street

Madison Avenue and East 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Upper East Side Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Fleming School stands 200 feet away, and 5 Ave Synagogue is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Madison Av/E 61 St · M3, M4
Within a walk
29 places
9 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    890 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/63 St M, Q
    1,190 feet
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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, 200 feet away, for the M3 and M4.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 61 St M3, M4
    200 feet
    M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 62nd Street.

  • 10 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
    310 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
    1.8 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,150 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 1910 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 62nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 62nd Street

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

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 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104709, 106853 and 106921.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Upper East Side Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 200 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1877 and 1913.

  1. The Fleming School Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. The Links Club Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. The Hangar Club Designated landmark
    290 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Martin Birdbath Bird bath by Oronzio Maldarelli, 1942
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 park features
  • 2 public spaces
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    300 feet
  2. Browning School Landmark
    360 feet
  3. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
Show all 6
  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  3. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    730 feet
  3. Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet
  2. Delacorte Clock in Central Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    740 feet
  2. Old York Library Research library
    1,110 feet
  3. Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Building at 45 East 66th Street Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Synagogue Landmark
    300 feet
  2. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    380 feet
  3. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    680 feet
Show all 8
  1. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    840 feet
  2. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Temple Emanuel House of worship
    1,040 feet
  4. Rock Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  5. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 62nd 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.