2nd Avenue & Queens Midtown Tunnel

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and Queens Midtown Tunnel is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Vartan Armenian Church is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
2 Av/E 36 St · M15
Within a walk
26 places
12 public spaces, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & Queens Midtown Tunnel Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.5 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 36 St, 90 feet away, for the M15.

  • 50 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 36 St M15
    90 feet
    M15

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 marked bike lane runs on 2nd Avenue.

  • 42 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
    740 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
    1.5 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    880 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1898 and 1899.

  1. Civic Club (Estonian House) Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Maryel School of New York School
    530 feet
  2. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    710 feet
  3. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet
  2. The River School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    160 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    600 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Whitney Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    710 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    880 feet
  2. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at The Nash Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    950 feet
  5. Public space at Churchill Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,090 feet
  8. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    1,110 feet
  9. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    440 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    700 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,030 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and nine 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 nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.