East 39th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 39th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (south-east) meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hotel Tudor stands 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 37 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 39th Street.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
2 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
12 public spaces, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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, 400 feet away, for the M15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 39 St & 2 Ave 40 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 39th Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 39th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival. They were built between 1870 and 1956.

  1. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    630 feet
  2. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    1,060 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    1,080 feet
  3. St. Vartan Park
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. East River Esplanade Park
    1,240 feet
  2. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Churchill Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Whitney Public space
    170 feet
  3. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    190 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    560 feet
  3. Public space at The Nash Public space
    710 feet
  4. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    740 feet
  5. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    880 feet
  6. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    950 feet
  7. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  9. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and five 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 39th Street or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

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