Park Avenue & East 52nd Street

Park Avenue and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Seagram Building, one of 17 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 300 feet away, and the Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 180 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
600 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Madison Av/E 52 St · M1, M2, BxM8, BxM10
Within a walk
36 places
18 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    600 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
    660 feet
    E F
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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 Madison Av/E 52 St, 560 feet away, for the M1, M2, BxM8 and BxM10.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 52 St M1, M2, BxM8, BxM10
    560 feet
    M1 M2 BxM8 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. BxM8 …
  4. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 52nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 53 St & Madison Ave 51 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    310 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
56 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

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 7 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of East 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

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

West side of Park Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102211, 103159, 103160, 106228 and 106966.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 23 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Gothic Revival and Italian Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1881 and 1931.

  1. The Racquet and Tennis Club Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Seagram Building Designated landmark
    300 feet
  3. Lever House Designated landmark
    430 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 18 public spaces
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    730 feet
  2. American University of Beirut College
    1,030 feet
  3. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    330 feet
  3. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    340 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  5. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    1,020 feet
  8. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    1,040 feet
  9. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  10. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,070 feet
  11. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,150 feet
  12. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  13. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,170 feet
  14. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  15. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Look Building Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    980 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  5. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    1,030 feet
  2. 17th Precinct Police station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    130 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    430 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    380 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    770 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 180 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 52nd Street or Park 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.