East 46th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue

East 46th Street and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Vanderbilt Plaza is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 208 places to eat. About 70 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Madison Av/E 46 St · M1, M2, BxM11
Within a walk
24 places
9 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 46th Street & Vanderbilt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three 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
    840 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. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    B D F M

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 46 St, 300 feet away, for the M1, M2 and BxM11.

  • 75 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 46 St M1, M2, BxM11
    300 feet
    M1 M2 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 46 St & Madison Ave 53 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    920 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 70 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese flowering crabapple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 46th Street

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

South side of East 46th 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
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103275, 104854 and 104855.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1913 and 1929.

  1. New York Central Building Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    430 feet
  3. 400 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    400 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
Show all 9
  1. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    370 feet
  2. Tekne Interaction Systems Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,000 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  5. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  6. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    410 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at 245 Park Avenue Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  3. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  4. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  5. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,030 feet
  6. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    1,180 feet
  7. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and ten 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 46th 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.