2nd Avenue & East 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 39th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Church of the Covenant is 760 feet away, and Mary O'Connor Playground 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 33 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 62 places to eat.

Safety record
33 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
2 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
33 places
14 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 0.3 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
    0.3 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, 130 feet away, for the M15.

  • 51 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 39 St M15 · Shelter
    130 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 39th Street.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    300 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 33 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 13 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM

North side of East 39th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104453 and 106819.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1927 and 1930.

  1. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    380 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  3. Maryel School of New York School
    1,200 feet
Show all 7
  1. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    730 feet
  2. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  4. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    830 feet
  2. Tudor Grove Playground
    990 feet
  3. Trygve Lie Plaza
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mary O'Connor Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Churchill Public space
    310 feet
  3. Public space at Whitney Public space
    360 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at The Nash Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    470 feet
  3. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    470 feet
  4. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    600 feet
  5. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    680 feet
  6. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    730 feet
  7. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    770 feet
  8. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    870 feet
  9. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    1,110 feet
  10. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,170 feet
  11. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  2. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    760 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    410 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 39th 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.