Park Avenue & East 55th Street

Park Avenue and East 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Mary Hale Cunningham House, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 330 feet away, and St Bartholomews Church is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about four minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 164 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
930 feet · 4 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Madison Av/E 55 St · QM21, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
33 places
18 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    930 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
    1,100 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 55 St, 510 feet away, for the QM21, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 55 St QM21, SIM23, SIM24
    510 feet
    QM21 SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM21 …
  2. SIM23 …
  3. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 55th Street.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 56 St & Madison Ave 33 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 425 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    840 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2022

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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 55th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 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
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of East 55th 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 6 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: 104287, 104378, 106797 and 106811.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as International Style. They were mostly built between 1908 and 1952.

  1. Mary Hale Cunningham House Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Central Synagogue Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. Lever House Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    530 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Sony Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    910 feet
  4. Public space at Galleria Public space
    930 feet
  5. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  7. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  9. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  10. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    1,090 feet
  11. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet
  12. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    1,130 feet
  13. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,150 feet
  14. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    1,170 feet
  15. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    920 feet
Show all 8
  1. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    1,030 feet
  2. 58th Street Library
    1,170 feet
  3. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  5. Coty Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 164 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 55th 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.