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90 East 42 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1012760999 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Taxi Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$90,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,366,000 $2,414,700
2026$5,411,000 $2,434,950
2027$5,176,000 $2,329,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DOT - STREET

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pershing Square CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 42 St / Park Av — M42 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Ave & E 41 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

90 East 42 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
32
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174210016
201802428
201910427
202000022
202101539
202200156
20230010313
20240027532
20250014620
202600415
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-04-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2026-04-21Restaurant inspection: PERSHING SQUARE CAFE — grade A
2025-11-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-31311: Consumer Complaint — Street Fair Vendor
2025-10-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-20311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-04-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2026-04-21Restaurant inspection: PERSHING SQUARE CAFE — grade A
2025
2025-11-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-10-31311: Consumer Complaint — Street Fair Vendor
2025-10-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-10-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-09-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-09-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-09-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-08-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-08-13311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-08-07Restaurant inspection: PERSHING SQUARE CAFE
2025-08-03311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-08-03311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-07-26311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2025-07-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-06-29311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-06-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-27311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-01-29Restaurant inspection: PERSHING SQUARE CAFE — grade B
2025-01-01311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2024
2024-11-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-13311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2024-10-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-26311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-09-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-09-11311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-07-30Restaurant inspection: PERSHING SQUARE CAFE
2024-07-22311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024-07-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-06-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-05-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-04311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-05-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-02-12Boiler inspection
2024-02-12Boiler inspection
2024-01-31311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-01-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-01-04Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-01-04Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-12-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-12-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-06-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-05-30311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2023-05-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-04-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023-03-21Boiler inspection
2023-03-21Boiler inspection
2023-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-01-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-01-06311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2022
2022-10-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2022-06-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-20Boiler inspection
2022-04-20Boiler inspection
2022-01-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-01-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2021
2021-12-23311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Illness
2021-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-09-19311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-09-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2021-09-10311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2021-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-02-23Boiler inspection
2021-02-23Boiler inspection — defects found
2020
2020-01-21Boiler inspection
2020-01-21Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-11-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-07-19311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2019-05-23Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-05-23Boiler inspection
2019-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-01-14311: Taxi Complaint — Vehicle Complaint
2019-01-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018
2018-09-27311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2018-08-01311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-22311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-02-20Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-02-20Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2017-10-05311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2017-09-26Job filed: FILE FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS PIPING FOR OUTDOOR CAFE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2017-09-26Job filed: FILE FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS PIPING FOR OUTDOOR CAFE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2017-09-26Job filed: FILE FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS PIPING FOR OUTDOOR CAFE AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2017-09-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-08-25311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2017-08-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-08-08311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2017-06-18311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-06-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-11311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2017-01-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-01-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-08-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-08-09311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2016-08-04311: Taxi Report — Driver Report
2016-06-21311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2016-06-04311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-05-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-04-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-09-08311: Animal Abuse — Chained
2015-08-25311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2015-08-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-08-19311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-08-13311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2014
2014-10-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-01-16311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2013
2013-08-17311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2013-05-21311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2012
2012-11-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-06311: Consumer Complaint — Paid in Advance
2011
2011-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-28311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-02-23311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Other (CMO)
2010
2010-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-09-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-10-15Job filed: REPLACE 6 EXISTING GAS BOILERS WITH 6NEW GAS BOILERS NO CHANGES$60,000
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-11-04Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-09-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-02-04Permit AL — ISSUED

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