WHERE: Depew Place between East 45 Street and East 46 Street, Manhattan, fully accessible.
NEAREST TRANSIT: Grand Central - 42 Street subway station (4, 5, 6, 7, S trains, fully accessible) and Metro North Railroad (Hudson, Harlem, New Haven lines)
Photographs by Michael Cairl. Map courtesy of Open Street Maps.
Location of this stair street, highlighted next to Park Avenue Atrium.
Depew Place is an alley on the east side of Grand Central Terminal, mainly serving deliveries to and from the U.S. Postal Service’s Grand Central Station. It is named for Chauncey Depew, one-time president of the New York Central Railroad. The owner of 237 Park Avenue extended Depew Place one block north to East 46 Street as a pedestrian passage. It is one of the very few stair streets that is fully accessible, with a ramp at East 46 Street and a wheelchair lift at East 45 Street.
This stair street is in excellent condition and is one of the best in the city. There are 12 steps at either end for a total of 24. This affords another pedestrian path to and from points north of Grand Central. It’s not a big stair climb but it’s a joy to have.
