East 42nd Street & De Pew Place

East 42nd Street and De Pew Place meet at a three-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pershing Square Building, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away, and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building library is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places and 222 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 42 St/Park Av · M42
Within a walk
40 places
12 trade or language schools, 11 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 42nd Street & De Pew Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    80 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M
  2. 33 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 E 42 St/Park Av, 60 feet away, for the M42.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/Park Av M42
    60 feet
    M42

Next buses at this stop

  1. M42 …

Live arrivals

East 42nd Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 42 St 83 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on East 42nd Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104660.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1921 and 1930.

  1. Pershing Square Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Bowery Savings Bank Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Chanin Building Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 12 trade or language schools
  • 11 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    730 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
Show all 16
  1. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    740 feet
  2. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  3. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  4. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  5. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  6. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. CUNY Central Administration College
    1,190 feet
  8. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  9. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  10. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  11. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  12. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    1,290 feet
  13. Rennert Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    340 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    440 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    540 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  3. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  4. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    1,090 feet
  5. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    1,100 feet
  6. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    1,190 feet
  7. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  8. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  9. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  10. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    380 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    400 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    410 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,190 feet
  3. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    440 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 222 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along De Pew Place or East 42nd Street.

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