East 37th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 37th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (south-east) meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Civic Club (Estonian House) stands 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
2 Av/E 36 St · M15
Within a walk
25 places
12 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 37th Street & 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 ten 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 …

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, 510 feet away, for the M15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 38 St 39 docks in all
    690 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
    1.6 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,300 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 7,500 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 1961 and 1989.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 37th Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 37th Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    290 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Maryel School of New York School
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. The River School
    1,050 feet
  2. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    580 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    970 feet
  3. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,020 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    610 feet
  3. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    690 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Whitney Public space
    820 feet
  2. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  4. Public space at The Nash Public space
    1,040 feet
  5. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    1,070 feet
  6. Public space at Churchill Public space
    1,090 feet
  7. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,210 feet
  8. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,240 feet
  9. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. E 34 St Midtown East Ferry Landing
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 37th Street or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.