1st Avenue & East 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 45th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The memorial wall “The Isaiah Wall” is 520 feet away, and Holy Family Church is 800 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 24 public places, four of them playgrounds, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 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
30 feet
1 Av/E 45 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
9 public spaces, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 45th 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 45 St, 30 feet away, for the M15.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 45 St M15 · Shelter
    30 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.

  • 23 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 760 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
    0.3 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 45th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO US GOVERNMENT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of East 45th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO US GOVERNMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1912 and 1930.

  1. Beaux-Arts Apartments Designated landmark
    540 feet
  2. Japan Society Headquarters Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Beaux-Arts Institute of Design Designated landmark
    680 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Ralph Bunche Park.

  1. The Isaiah Wall Memorial wall, 1948
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 public spaces
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aaron School (K-7) School
    670 feet
  2. Family School
    940 feet
  3. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    410 feet
  2. Ralph Bunche Park
    610 feet
  3. Robert Moses Playground
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    910 feet
  2. Mary O'Connor Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,190 feet
  4. MacArthur Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at Belmont Public space
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Delegate Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,010 feet
  4. Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  5. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet
  6. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    440 feet
  2. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    600 feet
  3. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    760 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Family Church House of worship
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 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 24 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 45th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.