Queens Midtown Tunnel & East 38th Street

Queens Midtown Tunnel and East 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Esplanade is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 Av/E 39 St, is 490 feet away for the M15, and 24 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them parks, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
940 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
1 Av/E 39 St · M15
Within a walk
20 places
9 public spaces, 4 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Queens Midtown Tunnel & East 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 39 St, 490 feet away, for the M15.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 39 St M15
    490 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 38 St 39 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 940 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1929 and 1956.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    560 feet
  2. The River School
    940 feet
  3. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Esplanade Park
    390 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park
    690 feet
  3. Trygve Lie Plaza
    950 feet
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  1. Robert Moses Playground
    960 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    970 feet
  3. Ralph Bunche Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at Manhattan Place Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    590 feet
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  1. Public space at East River Realty North Public space
    610 feet
  2. Public space at Whitney Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at East River Realty South Public space
    800 feet
  4. Public space at Churchill Public space
    1,010 feet
  5. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,210 feet
  6. Public space at Rivergate Public space
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,080 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. E 34 St Midtown East Ferry Landing
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 38th Street or Queens Midtown Tunnel.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.