East 45th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue

East 45th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. New York Central Building, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 211 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
580 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Madison Av/E 45 St · QM21
Within a walk
28 places
11 public spaces, 5 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 45th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes 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
    580 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 45 St, 360 feet away, for the QM21.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 45 St QM21
    360 feet
    QM21

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 46 St & Madison Ave 53 docks in all
    580 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. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,180 feet
  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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
62 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 27 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2007.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on Vanderbilt Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Vanderbilt Avenue (west side).

North side of East 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

South side of East 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East 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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103275, 104474, 104854, 107432 and 107502.

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
    170 feet
  2. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    130 feet
  2. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    330 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    740 feet
Show all 10
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    830 feet
  4. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    980 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  6. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  7. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    530 feet
  2. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,040 feet
  4. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    1,110 feet
  5. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    1,190 feet
  7. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  8. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,250 feet
  9. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet
  10. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,210 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 211 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 45th Street or Vanderbilt Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.