2nd Avenue & East 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 38th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 21 firehouse is 670 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 30 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
32 hurt
40 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
2 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
13 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 38th 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 2 Av/E 39 St, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 52 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 39 St M15 · Shelter
    150 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue and East 38th Street.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 39 St & 2 Ave 40 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,290 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 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 32 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 14 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,400 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 1963 and 1997.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 38th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 3PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 38th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 106819.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and built between 1928 and 1956.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    350 feet
  2. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    480 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
Show all 4
  1. Maryel School of New York School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    570 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. East River Esplanade Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Whitney Public space
    300 feet
  2. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    340 feet
  3. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    480 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at The Nash Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at Churchill Public space
    570 feet
  5. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    730 feet
  6. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    910 feet
  7. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    940 feet
  8. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,030 feet
  9. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,130 feet
  10. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Civic Club Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Daily News Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    800 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    300 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 38th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.