Ching Lick Tong, MD

Murray Hill’s quiet side streets still carry the hum of midtown, though the pace slows once you step east of Park Avenue. Ching Lick Tong, MD keeps an office here, offering ear, nose, and throat care without the Fifth Avenue address. The practice occupies two suites—101 and 200—inside 36A E 36th St, a pre-war building whose brass mail slots and terrazzo lobby suggest the neighborhood’s long-standing medical presence. A restroom is available for patients, a detail that spares anyone from scrambling between floors during a sudden sinus flare-up.

Otolaryngology remains one of those specialties people rarely think about until they need it—ringing ears, persistent congestion, or a child’s repeated ear infections. Those moments make a local office feel less like a convenience and more like a necessity. Directions to the building can be found on the map, though most patients arrive by subway; the 6 train stops two blocks west at 33rd Street. When the time comes to schedule, (212) 889-8575 connects directly to the front desk, where the staff fields calls between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. No referral is required, though many patients bring one anyway, a small piece of paper that often marks the start of a longer conversation about what’s really bothering them.