Areas We Serve
Turtle Bay & the United Nations
A crosstown walk west along the 40s — no train, no transfer.
Turtle Bay covers the blocks from roughly East 43rd Street to East 53rd, east of Lexington Avenue out to the East River. It takes in the United Nations Headquarters on First Avenue, the diplomatic missions and consulates clustered around it, Tudor City on its bluff above 42nd Street, and the residential blocks in between.
It is the one neighbourhood on this list where the journey to us is east-to-west rather than north-to-south, and that changes what the trip actually involves. Avenue blocks in Manhattan are roughly three times the length of street blocks, so a walk that looks short on a map is longer in practice — which is why the crosstown buses matter here more than the subway does.
We do not have an office in Turtle Bay. Midtown East Physical Therapy has two locations, both in Manhattan — 12 E. 46th Street, Suite 501, New York, NY 10017 and 1995 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10023 and 274 Madison Avenue, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10016 — and patients from Turtle Bay are seen at one of them.
Getting Here
Getting to 46th Street from Turtle Bay
The direct route is simply to walk west along the 40s. From Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza on East 47th between First and Second Avenue, you cross Second, Third, Lexington, Park and Madison, then drop one block south to East 46th just east of Fifth — around fifteen to twenty minutes, all on the level once you are off the First Avenue slope.
If you would rather not walk the full crosstown, the M42 runs along 42nd Street and the M50 along 49th and 50th, both putting you within a couple of short blocks of the office. From the top of the neighbourhood, the E and M stop at Lexington Av/53 St and the 6 at 51 St, from which it is a walk south down Madison or Fifth.
- M42 crosstown along 42nd Street; M50 crosstown along 49th and 50th Streets
- E and M trains at Lexington Av/53 St; 6 train at 51 St
- Grand Central–42 St at the neighbourhood’s southwest corner, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and the 42nd Street Shuttle
- Tudor City residents: the stairs and bridges down to 42nd Street are the quickest way onto the crosstown route
Around the Neighbourhood
Landmarks and orientation
- United Nations Headquarters
- First Avenue at East 45th Street, with the Secretariat and the visitor entrance.
- Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
- East 47th Street between First and Second — the natural starting point for the crosstown walk.
- Tudor City
- The elevated residential enclave above East 42nd Street, reached by stairs and pedestrian bridges.
- Japan Society and the Ford Foundation Building
- East 47th and East 43rd Street respectively, both on the crosstown route.
Good to Know
Practical notes for Turtle Bay patients
- Reckon on the avenue crossings, not the block count — five avenues west is a genuine fifteen-minute walk
- The First Avenue side sits lower than the avenues to the west, so the walk west is gently uphill
- Around the United Nations, street closures and security perimeters occur during high-level meetings; the M50 and the 47th Street route are the least affected
- Our 8:00 AM Tuesday start suits patients who want an appointment before the working day begins
Your Nearest Office
46th Street Office
12 E. 46th Street, Suite 501, New York, NY 10017
Mon 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Wed 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Thu 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Fri 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Our Upper West Side office at 1995 Broadway, Suite 801 keeps the same hours and the same team, if it happens to be the easier trip. See that office.
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