East 40th Street & Queens Midtown Tunnel

East 40th Street and Queens Midtown Tunnel (south-east) meet at a three-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Tudor City Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Daily News Building, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
2 Av/E 41 St · M15
Within a walk
30 places
13 public spaces, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.3 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 41 St, 560 feet away, for the M15.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 41 St M15
    560 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 40th Street.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 10,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Tudor City Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 20 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Tudor Revival. They were built between 1870 and 1967.

  1. Hotel Tudor Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Ford Foundation Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Trygve Lie Plaza.

  1. Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Vivvi 11 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  3. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trygve Lie Plaza
    800 feet
  2. Robert Moses Playground
    810 feet
  3. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ralph Bunche Park
    1,100 feet
  2. Mary O'Connor Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Churchill Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    440 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at Whitney Public space
    890 feet
  4. Public space at The Nash Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  6. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,130 feet
  8. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  9. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  10. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peace Form One Sculpture Monument or memorial
    1,270 feet
  2. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Covenant Landmark
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 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 38 places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 40th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.