Park Avenue & East 40th Street

Park Avenue and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Museum of the Dog is 210 feet away, and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 161 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Madison Av/E 40 St · QM63, QM64, QM68
Within a walk
36 places
9 listed historic places, 8 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    400 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. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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 40 St, 520 feet away, for the QM63, QM64 and QM68.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 40 St QM63, QM64, QM68
    520 feet
    QM63 QM64 QM68

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM63 …
  2. QM64 …
  3. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 40th Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 40 St & Park Ave 123 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2024

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)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 40th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 40th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL & DIPLOMAT LICENSE PLATES 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY DELIVERY DECAL REQUIRED
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 40 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1862 and 1913.

  1. Park Avenue Viaduct Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. 275 Madison Avenue Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Pershing Square Building Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    150 feet
  2. American English Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
Show all 9
  1. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    720 feet
  2. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    770 feet
  3. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    800 feet
  4. Rennert Trade or language school
    960 feet
  5. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  6. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    370 feet
  2. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    390 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  4. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  5. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    210 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    760 feet
Show all 12
  1. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    960 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Knox Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  6. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    1,250 feet
  7. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  8. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  9. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    610 feet
  3. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market 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 161 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 40th Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.