Park Avenue & East 61st Street

Park Avenue and East 61st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Grolier Club of New York is 390 feet away, and Central Park is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Madison Av/E 61 St · M1, M2
Within a walk
34 places
12 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three 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
    740 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. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    940 feet
    M Q
  2. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    1,140 feet
    N R W

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 Madison Av/E 61 St, 510 feet away, for the M1 and M2.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 61 St M1, M2 · Shelter
    510 feet
    M1 M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 61st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 61 St & Madison Ave 39 docks in all
    480 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
    450 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
47 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 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 61st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 61st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101311, 102609 and 104708.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 132 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1873 and 1905.

  1. The Links Club Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. The Colony Club Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. The Fleming School Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 research libraries
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 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. Browning School Landmark
    540 feet
Show all 6
  1. French Institute Alliance Francaise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Garden House School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  3. Fifth Avenue Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    710 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at Galleria Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  7. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,270 feet
  8. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,280 feet
  9. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old York Library Research library
    340 feet
  2. The Grolier Club of New York Research library
    390 feet
  3. 58th Street Library
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church Methodist House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Third Church of Christ Scientist Landmark
    620 feet
  3. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    750 feet
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  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Rock Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. 5 Ave Synagogue House of worship
    940 feet
  4. Congregation Edmond J Safra House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 61st 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.