East 34th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 34th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (north-west) meet at a three-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Vartan Armenian Church is 700 feet away, and Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them schools, and 82 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
E 34 St/3 Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
Within a walk
30 places
12 public spaces, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 34th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 34 St/3 Av, 200 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS and BM5.

  • 72 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/3 Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
    200 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS BM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. BM5 …

Live arrivals

East 34th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 31 St & 3 Ave 65 docks in all
    1,080 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    710 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival (early). They were mostly built in 1864.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 public spaces
  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Maryel School of New York School
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    890 feet
  3. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,220 feet
Show all 7
  1. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,220 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,220 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,220 feet
  4. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    800 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    730 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    980 feet
  4. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,030 feet
  5. Public space at Future Public space
    1,050 feet
  6. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    1,170 feet
  7. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  8. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,270 feet
  9. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Kips Bay Library
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    700 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    420 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 34th Street 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.