Madison Avenue & East 78th Street

Madison Avenue and East 78th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. (former) Finch College stands 230 feet away, and Central Park is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Madison Av/E 77 St · M1, M2, M3, M4
Within a walk
27 places
5 listed historic places, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 78th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 77 St 6
    1,210 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “4 Seasons Seasoned” (2004) by Robert Kushner at the 77 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 77 St, 120 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M4.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 77 St M1, M2, M3, M4
    120 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 78th Street.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 78 St 47 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 50 East 79th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    250 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 78th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 78th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111749, 113010, 113936 and 114774.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 223 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were built between 1866 and 1981.

  1. (former) Finch College Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. The Finch School Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. The Carlyle Hotel Designated landmark
    380 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Loeb Memorial Fountain Fountain by Frederick George Richard Roth, 1936
    690 feet
  2. Irving and Estelle Levy Playground Gate Ornamental gates by A. Walter Beretta, 1958
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 park features
  • 3 public spaces
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ramaz Upper School Landmark
    360 feet
  2. Rudolf Steiner School
    640 feet
  3. The Hewitt Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Hewitt School Landmark
    950 feet
  2. Allen-Stevenson School
    1,000 feet
  3. P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake School
    1,020 feet
  4. The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Cedar Hill in Central Park Park feature
    590 feet
  3. Sophie Loeb Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. James Michael Levin Playground
    860 feet
  2. Group of Bears Sculpture in Central Park Park feature
    950 feet
  3. Ruth and Arthur Smadbeck-Heckscher East Playground
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 980 Fifth Avenue Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at Park 900 Public space
    790 feet
  3. Public space at 985 Fifth Avenue Public space
    870 feet

Health care

  1. Lenox Hill Hospital
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. James B. Duke Mansion Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. New York Society Library (The) Research library · listed historic place
    470 feet
  3. House at 49 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    730 feet
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  1. Harry F. Sinclair House Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Whitney Museum of American Art Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. East 78th Street Houses Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Madison Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    230 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 78th 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.