Park Avenue & East 57th Street

Park Avenue and East 57th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ritz Tower, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 120 feet away, and the Grolier Club of New York is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and three more. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places and 120 places to eat.

Safety record
28 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
980 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
E 57 St/Lexington Av · M31, M57, BM1, BM2 +3
Within a walk
31 places
17 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    980 feet
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 57 St/Lexington Av, 330 feet away, for the M31, M57, BM1, BM2 and three more.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/Lexington Av M31, M57, BM1, BM2 +3 · Shelter
    330 feet
    M31 M57 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M57 …
  3. BM1 …
  4. BM2 …
  5. BM3 …
  6. BM4 …
  7. BM5 …

Live arrivals

East 57th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 56 St & Madison Ave 33 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 131 East 55th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    970 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 28 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and July 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 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

East side of Park Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102283, 102284, 103957 and 106279.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1908 and 1929.

  1. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Fuller Building Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 17 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 research libraries
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  2. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  3. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    180 feet
  2. Public space at Galleria Public space
    390 feet
  3. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    410 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    550 feet
  4. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    590 feet
  5. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    630 feet
  6. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  7. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    950 feet
  8. Public space at Sony Public space
    970 feet
  9. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    980 feet
  10. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  11. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,080 feet
  12. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,120 feet
  13. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  14. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    490 feet
  2. 58th Street Library
    630 feet
  3. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    1,030 feet
  4. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 120 places to eat and four food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 57th 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.