East 39th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 39th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (north-west) meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Daily News Building, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 710 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 79 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
3 Av/E 39 St · M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
Within a walk
31 places
15 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 39th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,300 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 3 Av/E 39 St, 360 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, QM32 and QM44.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 39 St M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
    360 feet
    M101 M102 M103 QM32 QM44

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. QM32 …
  5. QM44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 39th Street.

  • 36 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
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 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 12 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 foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2023

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 39th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 39th Street

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Queens Midtown Tunnel

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Queens Midtown Tunnel

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104453.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1929.

  1. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    800 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  2. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    1,170 feet
  3. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Nash Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    720 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at Churchill Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at Whitney Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    880 feet
  5. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    900 feet
  6. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    900 feet
  7. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    1,110 feet
  9. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    1,150 feet
  10. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    1,170 feet
  11. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,210 feet
  12. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    780 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    480 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 39th Street or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.