East 44th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue

East 44th 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. Yale Club of New York City, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 120 feet away, and Museum of the Dog is 1,130 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 25 public places and 195 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Madison Av/E 44 St · BxM7, BxM8, BxM10
Within a walk
25 places
6 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 44th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 310 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
    310 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. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 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 44 St, 280 feet away, for the BxM7, BxM8 and BxM10.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 44 St BxM7, BxM8, BxM10
    280 feet
    BxM7 BxM8 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM7 …
  2. BxM8 …
  3. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 44th Street.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 43 St & Madison Ave 56 docks in all
    600 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
    0.3 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
60 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 26 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2007.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 44th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO MTA POLICE

South side of East 44th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

West side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO MTA POLICE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104474 and 107269.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco and Beaux-Arts, and built between 1903 and 1929.

  1. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    400 feet
  2. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    600 feet
Show all 8
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    720 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,000 feet
  4. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  5. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    400 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    780 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  5. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    980 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,130 feet
  2. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  4. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 195 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 44th 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.