Manhattan · New York County
245 East 40th Street
POPS - Outdoor Seating
- Location
- 245 East 40th Street, Murray Hill / Tudor City area
- Size
- 0.05 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Seating
245 East 40th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space near the Tudor City area in eastern Murray Hill, providing outdoor seating at a residential building near the 40th Street crosstown corridor.
East 40th Street at this location is near the Queens-Midtown Tunnel entrance, which carries traffic between Manhattan and Queens beneath the East River. The tunnel's approach ramps create a busy vehicular environment that contrasts with the quieter residential blocks nearby.
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel, opened in 1940, was a New Deal-era project built by the New York City Tunnel Authority and designed by chief engineer Ole Singstad, who had earlier completed the Holland Tunnel. The tunnel carries over 30 million vehicles annually, making the surrounding blocks some of the most traffic-heavy in the city.
The POPS serves residents who live amid this transportation infrastructure, providing a small outdoor retreat from the vehicular congestion of the tunnel approach.
This seating area offers a residential amenity in a neighborhood where the intersection of highway infrastructure and apartment living creates a uniquely urban experience.