East 40th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 40th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (north-west) meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 21 firehouse is 280 feet away, and Tudor Grove Playground is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
3 Av/E 39 St · M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
Within a walk
35 places
16 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 40th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,040 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, 450 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, QM32 and QM44.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 39 St M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
    450 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 signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 40th Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,400 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to 10pm on East 40th Street (south side).

North side of East 40th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS POLICE
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 40th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Queens Midtown Tunnel

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101362.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1929.

  1. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. Socony-Mobil Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    550 feet
Show all 8
  1. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  2. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  3. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  4. CUNY Central Administration College
    1,160 feet
  5. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    350 feet
  2. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    450 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    630 feet
  3. Public space at Churchill Public space
    730 feet
  4. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    900 feet
  5. Public space at The Nash Public space
    930 feet
  6. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    990 feet
  7. Public space at Whitney Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  9. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    1,150 feet
  10. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    1,160 feet
  11. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  12. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  13. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    930 feet
  2. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. St Agnes Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    800 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 104 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 40th 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.