Park Avenue & East 53rd Street

Park Avenue and East 53rd 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. The Racquet and Tennis Club, one of 15 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away, and the 17th Precinct is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about two minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 191 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Madison Av/E 53 St · BxM3, BxM4
Within a walk
39 places
20 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    400 feet
    E F

Next trains at this station

Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    610 feet
    6 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 “Subway Riders” (1995) by Ralph Fasanella and “The Subway: Design for a Modern Icon” (2019) by MTA Arts & Design and The Museum of Modern Art at the 5 Av/53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 53 St, 530 feet away, for the BxM3 and BxM4.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 53 St BxM3, BxM4
    530 feet
    BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …
  2. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 53 St & Madison Ave 51 docks in all
    480 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
    1.3 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    630 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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
52 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 53rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 53rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 8 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 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: 102301, 103159, 104850 and 104851.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance. They were built between 1858 and 1978.

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  2. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    990 feet
  3. American University of Beirut College
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    590 feet
Show all 20
  1. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    780 feet
  2. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  3. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    880 feet
  5. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    910 feet
  6. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    910 feet
  7. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  9. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  10. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  11. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  12. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  13. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet
  14. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet
  15. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    1,280 feet
  16. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,290 feet
  17. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 8
  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  4. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  5. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Landmark · listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  3. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    1,290 feet
  2. 17th Precinct Police station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    510 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    640 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 191 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 53rd 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.