Queensboro Bridge & East 57th Street

Queensboro Bridge and East 57th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 74 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
E 57 St/2 Av · M31, M57
Within a walk
22 places
9 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queensboro Bridge & East 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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
    0.3 miles
    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/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.5 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 57 St/2 Av, 110 feet away, for the M31 and M57.

  • 50 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/2 Av M31, M57 · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    M31 M57
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 55 St & 2 Ave 29 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 1,160 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 300 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,240 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Vernacular, and built between 1856 and 1993.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    500 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Art and Design High School
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    650 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  3. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    860 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Morrison Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Landmark Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at New Yorker East Public space
    870 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,030 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    1,080 feet
  3. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    1,120 feet
  4. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  5. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,190 feet
  6. Public space at Grand Sutton Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    880 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 57th Street or Queensboro Bridge.

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.