2nd Avenue & East 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 42nd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan, and is also named PIX Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Church of the Covenant is 200 feet away, and Robert Moses Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places and 81 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 42 St/2 Av · M42
Within a walk
45 places
16 public spaces, 9 trade or language schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    940 feet
    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 E 42 St/2 Av, 120 feet away, for the M42.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/2 Av M42 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M42
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M42 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 43 St & 2 Ave 52 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    1,090 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2010
  • Turn calming, August 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2021

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)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: PIX Plaza (Local Law 110 of 2023, enacted on July 23, 2023) and Nelson & Winnie Mandela Corner (Local Law 13 of 1985, enacted on February 7, 1985).

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,200 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 1967.

Since 2014 at least 125 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and March 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 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 stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL & DIPLOMAT LICENSE PLATES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY

North side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7AM-MIDNIGHT

South side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101874, 102134 and 102820.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 25 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1926 and 1930.

  1. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Ford Foundation Building Designated landmark
    310 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Trygve Lie Plaza.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. CUNY Central Administration College
    570 feet
  3. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    570 feet
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  1. Lyceum Kennedy School
    630 feet
  2. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
  4. Empire Technology Center of New York Trade or language school
    900 feet
  5. Medical Training Institute of New Yo Trade or language school
    900 feet
  6. New York Holistic School Trade or language school
    900 feet
  7. New York Institute of Art and Design Trade or language school
    900 feet
  8. New York Institute of Career Develop Trade or language school
    900 feet
  9. Sheffield School of Interior Design Trade or language school
    900 feet
  10. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  11. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  12. Aaron School (K-7) School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mary O'Connor Playground
    390 feet
  2. Tudor Grove Playground
    410 feet
  3. Ralph Bunche Park
    700 feet
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  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    700 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    840 feet
  3. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    620 feet
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  1. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    630 feet
  2. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    780 feet
  4. Public space at Churchill Public space
    840 feet
  5. Public space at Delegate Public space
    920 feet
  6. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    970 feet
  7. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  8. Public space at Whitney Public space
    1,150 feet
  9. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,190 feet
  10. Public space at The Nash Public space
    1,220 feet
  11. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,250 feet
  12. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    1,260 feet
  13. Public space at Belmont Public space
    1,300 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    840 feet
  3. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    200 feet
  2. St Agnes Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    820 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    840 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 81 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 42nd 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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.