East 42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue

East 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Grand Central Terminal, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 190 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
East 42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    60 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
    1,000 feet
    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/Madison Av, 170 feet away, for the M42.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/Madison Av M42
    170 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

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2021
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 47 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1925.

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the littleleaf linden.

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: 106798.

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 1913 and 1929.

  1. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Park Avenue Viaduct Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Pershing Square Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    750 feet
  2. American English Center Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
Show all 12
  1. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    810 feet
  2. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    900 feet
  3. Rennert Trade or language school
    920 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    960 feet
  6. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  7. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  8. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  9. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    150 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    240 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  4. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    590 feet
  2. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    810 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Unification Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. St Agnes Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    40 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 190 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 42nd Street or Vanderbilt Avenue.

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