Park Avenue & East 54th Street

Park Avenue and East 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lever House, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 feet away, and FDR Post Office is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 171 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
660 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Madison Av/E 54 St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +6
Within a walk
35 places
18 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    660 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
    840 feet
    6 E F
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 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 54 St, 500 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and six more.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 54 St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +6 · Shelter
    500 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5 BxM11 X27 X28 X37 X38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …
  5. BM5 …
  6. BxM11 …
  7. X27 …
  8. X28 …
  9. X37 …
  10. X38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 54th Street.

  • 57 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 425 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    510 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and April 2025; 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 54th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 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
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • For-hire vehicles only 2 signs FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 54th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101413, 102303, 104289 and 106797.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as International Style, and built between 1871 and 1984.

  1. Lever House Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Mary Hale Cunningham House Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. The Racquet and Tennis Club Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    620 feet
  3. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    650 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  3. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    850 feet
  6. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    890 feet
  7. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,030 feet
  9. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  10. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,170 feet
  11. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  12. Public space at Galleria Public space
    1,190 feet
  13. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  14. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,270 feet
  15. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 9
  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. University Club Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  4. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  5. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  6. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    890 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 171 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 54th 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.