Park Avenue & East 59th Street

Park Avenue and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pepsi-Cola Building, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away, and Grand Army Plaza is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 85 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 59 St/Park Av · Q32, QM2, QM20
Within a walk
30 places
12 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 440 feet from this corner, about two 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
    440 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/59 St N, R, W
    1,200 feet
    N R W
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q

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 59 St/Park Av, 70 feet away, for the Q32, QM2 and QM20.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 59 St/Park Av Q32, QM2, QM20
    70 feet
    Q32 QM2 QM20

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 59 St & Lexington Ave 56 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 35-39 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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 and 19 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 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
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 59th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 59th Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Park Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105167 and 106579.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1919.

  1. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Ritz Tower Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Fuller Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 research libraries
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  3. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. Browning School Landmark
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Army Plaza
    1,060 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    160 feet
  3. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    380 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at Galleria Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    730 feet
  5. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    780 feet
  7. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    950 feet
  8. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,060 feet
  9. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 58th Street Library
    380 feet
  2. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    490 feet
  3. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Old York Library Research library
    860 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    970 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 85 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 59th 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.