East 38th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 38th 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. East River Esplanade is 990 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 25 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 38th Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
2 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
25 places
13 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 38th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 0.4 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
    0.4 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 39 St, 420 feet away, for the M15.

  • 41 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 39 St M15 · Shelter
    420 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 38th Street.

  • 33 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
    520 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
    1.9 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
    1.7 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. Nobody was hurt.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 9,000 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 1956 and 1989.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1928 and 1930.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    210 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    620 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Maryel School of New York School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    840 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    990 feet
  3. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Whitney Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    210 feet
  3. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    210 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    610 feet
  2. Public space at The Nash Public space
    790 feet
  3. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    810 feet
  4. Public space at Churchill Public space
    840 feet
  5. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    950 feet
  6. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,000 feet
  8. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    1,170 feet
  9. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,180 feet
  10. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  2. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and five 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 38th 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.