Park Avenue & East 60th Street

Park Avenue and East 60th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Christ Church Methodist is 150 feet away, and Central Presbyterian Church is 1,000 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 33 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 90 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
E 59 St/Park Av · Q32, QM2, QM20
Within a walk
33 places
11 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 480 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
    480 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
    940 feet
    N R W
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    1,200 feet
    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, 330 feet away, for the Q32, QM2 and QM20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 59 St & Lexington Ave 56 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, 0.4 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 60th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 60th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 7 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101309 and 104322.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 67 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1873 and 1915.

  1. Pepsi-Cola Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. The Links Club Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. The Colony Club Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 research libraries
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    270 feet
  3. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
Show all 6
  1. Browning School Landmark
    800 feet
  2. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    450 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    650 feet
  3. Public space at Galleria Public space
    780 feet
  4. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  5. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,040 feet
  7. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  8. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    220 feet
  2. Old York Library Research library
    590 feet
  3. 58th Street Library
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    920 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    150 feet
  2. Third Church of Christ Scientist House of worship
    870 feet
  3. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Rock Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. 5 Ave Synagogue House of worship
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 60th 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.