East 43rd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue

East 43rd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Vanderbilt Plaza is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 176 places to eat. Within 820 feet are 34 homes, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 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
300 feet
Madison Av/E 43 St · M1, M2, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
31 places
8 trade or language schools, 6 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 43rd 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
  • 10 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
    1,270 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.5 miles
    6 E F

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 Madison Av/E 43 St, 300 feet away, for the M1, M2, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 43 St M1, M2, SIM23, SIM24
    300 feet
    M1 M2 SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. SIM23 …
  4. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 43rd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 43 St & Madison Ave 56 docks in all
    340 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
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

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)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 34 homes, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Two 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
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 43rd Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 43rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO MTA POLICE
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO MTA POLICE

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, Beaux-Arts and Italian Romanesque. They were mostly built between 1913 and 1929.

  1. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. Park Avenue Viaduct Designated landmark
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    470 feet
  2. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    610 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
Show all 12
  1. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    850 feet
  2. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  4. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  5. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  6. Rennert Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  7. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  8. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,260 feet
  9. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    140 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    520 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  3. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,050 feet
  4. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,100 feet
  5. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    870 feet
  2. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,070 feet
  2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,080 feet
  3. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  5. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 176 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 43rd Street or Vanderbilt Avenue.

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.