Madison Avenue & East 86th Street

Madison Avenue and East 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. South Reformed Church (Park Avenue Christian Church) stands 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East 86th Street, all day.

Safety record
12 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
980 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 86 St/Madison Av · M86 SBS
Within a walk
34 places
8 religious buildings, 7 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 86 St/Madison Av, 40 feet away, for the M86 SBS.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 86 St/Madison Av M86 SBS
    40 feet
    M86 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M86 SBS …

Live arrivals

East 86th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 87 St 39 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 11 East 86th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    410 feet

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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 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
99 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,700 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 1923 and 1958.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109245, 109806, 110041 and 113877.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 72 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1928.

  1. South Reformed Church (Park Avenue Christian Church) Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. South Reformed Church Rectory and Parish Hall Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Designated landmark
    710 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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Park Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    270 feet
  2. Regis High School Landmark
    630 feet
  3. St Ignatius Loyola School
    830 feet
Show all 10
  1. St Davids School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    900 feet
  2. St. Thomas Moore Play Group Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. Marymount School of NY School
    1,080 feet
  4. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  5. Ramaz Middle School
    1,140 feet
  6. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    1,210 feet
  7. Ramaz Lower School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    900 feet
  2. Public space at Park Regis Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 45 East 89th Street Public space
    1,120 feet
  2. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
Show all 8
  1. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Avenue Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  4. William Schickel House Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  5. Apartment at 1261 Madison Avenue Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Ave Synagogue House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Thomas More Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Beloved Disciple Chapel Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 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 86th 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.