Madison Avenue & East 83rd Street

Madison Avenue and East 83rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola stands 380 feet away, and Park Ave Synagogue is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them schools, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Madison Av/E 83 St · M1, M2, M3, M4
Within a walk
25 places
8 schools, 6 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q
  2. 77 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy City” (2004) by Peter Sis at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 83 St, 40 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M4.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 83 St M1, M2, M3, M4
    40 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 82 St 34 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 113 East 84th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,040 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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
10028
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
94 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 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 1916 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 83rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111431, 111729 and 114393.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 104 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1921.

  1. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. South Reformed Church Rectory and Parish Hall Designated landmark
    550 feet
  3. South Reformed Church (Park Avenue Christian Church) Designated landmark
    620 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. William Church Osborn Gates Ornamental gates by Paul Manship, 1953
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Ignatius Loyola School
    390 feet
  2. Loyola School Landmark
    520 feet
  3. P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake School
    580 feet
Show all 9
  1. Regis High School Landmark
    630 feet
  2. Marymount School of NY School
    750 feet
  3. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  4. Ramaz Middle School
    1,230 feet
  5. Rudolf Steiner School
    1,230 feet
  6. Emet Classical Academy School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Ancient Playground
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park 900 Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Schickel House Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Duke Residence Listed historic place
    720 feet
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  1. Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Avenue Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. House at 49 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum
    1,130 feet
  5. New York Society Library (The) Research library · listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 83rd Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.