Park Avenue & East 34th Street

Park Avenue and East 34th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 56 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 111 places to eat. About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
41 hurt
56 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
220 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
E 34 St/Park Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS
Within a walk
45 places
9 listed historic places, 9 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    220 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 34 St/Park Av, 80 feet away, for the M34 SBS and M34A SBS.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/Park Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS
    80 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 33 St & Park Ave 72 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 8 East 33rd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,280 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 56 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 41 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and January 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 7am to 7pm on Park Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 10pm on Park Avenue (west side).

North side of East 34th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM

South side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104407, 105261 and 105970.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 74 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1869.

  1. The Church of the New Jerusalem Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Collectors Club Building (Former Thomas B. Clarke Residence) Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Madison Belmont Building Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 9 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    330 feet
  2. Murray Hill Academy School
    330 feet
  3. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    430 feet
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  1. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    330 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    330 feet
  3. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    330 feet
  4. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    510 feet
  5. Devry College of New York College
    660 feet
  6. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    710 feet
  7. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  8. CUNY Graduate School College
    960 feet
  9. Electrical Training Course Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  10. Studio Jewelers Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  11. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  12. Aaron School (8-12) School
    1,250 feet
  13. Sage Alliance NY School
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    330 feet
  2. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    410 feet
  3. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    650 feet
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  1. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    740 feet
  4. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  5. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  6. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    700 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    870 feet
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  1. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    980 feet
  5. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  6. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    1,270 feet
  7. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Landmark · listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    780 feet
  3. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    350 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    440 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    120 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 111 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 34th Street or Park Avenue.

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