Park Avenue & East 42nd Street

Park Avenue and East 42nd Street meet at a five-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pershing Square Plaza is 160 feet away, and St Agnes Church is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, ten of them trade or language schools, and 177 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
140 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 42 St/Park Av · M42
Within a walk
34 places
10 trade or language schools, 7 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    140 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
    1,210 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 33 St 6
    0.4 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 E 42 St/Park Av, 60 feet away, for the M42.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/Park Av M42
    60 feet
    M42

Next buses at this stop

  1. M42 …

Live arrivals

East 42nd Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 42 St 83 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.8 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2022
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 120 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

East side of Park Avenue Viaduct

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue Viaduct

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were built between 1903 and 1956.

  1. Park Avenue Viaduct Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Pershing Square Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    210 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 7 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 13
  1. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  3. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  4. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    1,110 feet
  5. Rennert Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  6. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  7. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  8. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  9. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  10. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    270 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    360 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  4. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  5. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet
  6. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the Dog Museum
    400 feet
  2. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,010 feet
  2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,020 feet
  3. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    830 feet
  2. St Agnes Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    440 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 177 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 42nd Street, Park Avenue or Park Avenue Viaduct.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.