2nd Avenue & East 43rd Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 43rd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ford Foundation Building, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 300 feet away, and Lyceum Kennedy is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, seven of them trade or language schools, and 98 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
E 42 St/2 Av · M42
Within a walk
46 places
16 public spaces, 7 trade or language schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 43rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,130 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
    1,130 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, 390 feet away, for the M42.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/2 Av M42 · Shelter
    390 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.5 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
    0.3 miles
  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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 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
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,700 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 1964.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on East 43rd Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

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

North side of East 43rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101993, 102485 and 102821.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1925 and 1929.

  1. Beaux-Arts Institute of Design Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Ford Foundation Building Designated landmark
    300 feet
  3. Beaux-Arts Apartments Designated landmark
    360 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
    670 feet
  2. Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lyceum Kennedy School
    350 feet
  2. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Empire Technology Center of New York Trade or language school
    610 feet
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  1. Medical Training Institute of New Yo Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. New York Holistic School Trade or language school
    610 feet
  3. New York Institute of Art and Design Trade or language school
    610 feet
  4. New York Institute of Career Develop Trade or language school
    610 feet
  5. Sheffield School of Interior Design Trade or language school
    610 feet
  6. CUNY Central Administration College
    640 feet
  7. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    640 feet
  8. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  9. Aaron School (K-7) School
    850 feet
  10. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mary O'Connor Playground
    550 feet
  2. Ralph Bunche Park
    680 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
    920 feet
  2. Trygve Lie Plaza
    970 feet
  3. Robert Moses Playground
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    130 feet
  2. Public space at Delegate Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Unicef House Public space
    690 feet
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  1. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    900 feet
  5. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    910 feet
  6. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    910 feet
  7. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    980 feet
  8. Public space at Belmont Public space
    1,020 feet
  9. Public space at Dag Hammarskjold Tower Public space
    1,060 feet
  10. Public space at Lausanne Public space
    1,060 feet
  11. Public space at Churchill Public space
    1,120 feet
  12. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  13. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Daily News Building Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    690 feet
  3. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    1,160 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    420 feet
  2. St Agnes Church House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    940 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 98 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 43rd 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.