1st Avenue & Sharansky Steps

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and Sharansky Steps is in United Nations, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Peace Form One Sculpture is 80 feet away, and Aaron School (K-7) is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, four of them parks, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
1 Av/E 43 St · M15 SBS
Within a walk
23 places
7 public spaces, 4 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & Sharansky Steps 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 seven 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 43 St, 50 feet away, for the M15 SBS.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 43 St M15 SBS
    50 feet
    M15 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue.

  • 20 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
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 1,280 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 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 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 22 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were built between 1870 and 1967.

  1. Beaux-Arts Apartments Designated landmark
    490 feet
  2. Ford Foundation Building Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. Beaux-Arts Institute of Design Designated landmark
    610 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
    90 feet
  2. Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
  2. Lyceum Kennedy School
    1,170 feet
  3. Aaron School (K-7) School
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ralph Bunche Park
    90 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    390 feet
  3. Trygve Lie Plaza
    390 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mary O'Connor Playground
    500 feet
  2. Tudor Grove Playground
    670 feet
  3. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    930 feet
  4. East River Esplanade Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at Belmont Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at Delegate Public space
    1,250 feet
  4. Public space at Trump World Tower Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    80 feet
  2. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial
    950 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Japan Society Arts or cultural center
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Morton Williams 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 21 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.