1st Avenue & East 44th Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 44th Street is in United Nations, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ralph Bunche Park is 330 feet away, and Family School is 1,210 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 24 public places, three of them parks, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 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
250 feet
1 Av/E 45 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
8 public spaces, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 44th 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 45 St, 250 feet away, for the M15.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 45 St M15 · Shelter
    250 feet
    M15
    Shelter

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 44 St 87 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 449 East 49th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
United Nations
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 44th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 44th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MONDAY-FRIDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 15 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1897 and 1929.

  1. Beaux-Arts Apartments Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. Beaux-Arts Institute of Design Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. Ford Foundation Building Designated landmark
    620 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Ralph Bunche Park.

  1. The Isaiah Wall Memorial wall, 1948
    250 feet
  2. Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aaron School (K-7) School
    940 feet
  2. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  3. Lyceum Kennedy School
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Family School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ralph Bunche Park
    330 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    630 feet
  3. Trygve Lie Plaza
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    690 feet
  2. Mary O'Connor Playground
    750 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at Belmont Public space
    900 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Delegate Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,010 feet
  3. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    1,050 feet
  4. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet
  5. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    320 feet
  2. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    710 feet
  3. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    910 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 44th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.