1st Avenue & East 39th Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 39th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Trygve Lie Plaza is 580 feet away, and Peace Form One Sculpture is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, four of them parks, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
1 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
10 public spaces, 4 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Times Square
1 line
  1. S …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists five works at the Grand Central-42 St station, among them “Fast Track and Speedwheels” (1990) by Dan Sinclair and “Grand Central: Arches, Towers, Pyramids” (2000) by Jackie Ferrara.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 39 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 25 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 39 St M15
    120 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue and East 39th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 38 St 39 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 39th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 39th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1927 and 1929.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Trygve Lie Plaza.

  1. Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    710 feet
  2. The River School
    1,080 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    580 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    600 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. St. Vartan Park
    830 feet
  2. Ralph Bunche Park
    880 feet
  3. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,110 feet
  4. Mary O'Connor Playground
    1,140 feet
  5. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    450 feet
  3. Public space at Churchill Public space
    640 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Whitney Public space
    650 feet
  2. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    720 feet
  4. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    1,040 feet
  6. Public space at The Nash Public space
    1,180 feet
  7. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    1,050 feet
  2. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other places

  1. E 34 St Midtown East Ferry Landing
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 39th Street.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.