1st Avenue & East 40th Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 40th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Tudor City Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. The kinetic sculpture “Peace Clock” is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, four of them parks, and 19 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 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, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 39 St M15
    150 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 40th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 42 St 62 docks in all
    530 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
    2 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, August 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 40th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS POLICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 40th Street

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • NYP plates only 3 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tudor City Historic District.

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1925 and 1929.

  1. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    700 feet

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
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  2. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    320 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    340 feet
  3. Ralph Bunche Park
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. East River Esplanade Park
    860 feet
  2. Mary O'Connor Playground
    880 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    900 feet
  4. St. Vartan Park
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Churchill Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    710 feet
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  1. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    910 feet
  2. Public space at Whitney Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    960 feet
  4. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    1,170 feet
  7. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    1,200 feet
  8. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    790 feet
  2. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. D'Agostino 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 19 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 40th 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.