Park Avenue & East 49th Street

Park Avenue and East 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 340 feet away, and Rockefeller Center Post Office is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 176 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
E 49 St/Lexington Av · M50
Within a walk
36 places
19 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    730 feet
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F
  2. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 49 St/Lexington Av, 450 feet away, for the M50.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 49 St/Lexington Av M50
    450 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 47 St & Park Ave 81 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2025 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm on Park Avenue (west side).

North side of East 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of East 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101628, 101682 and 104051.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Gothic Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1928.

  1. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Henry Villard Houses Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. General Electric Building Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    830 feet
  2. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    930 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    930 feet
  2. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    990 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    290 feet
  3. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    500 feet
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  1. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    750 feet
  4. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    870 feet
  6. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    920 feet
  7. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    950 feet
  8. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  9. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  10. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,010 feet
  11. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,020 feet
  12. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  13. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  14. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    1,130 feet
  15. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet
  16. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    720 feet
  2. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Landmark · listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,100 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 176 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 49th Street or Park 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.