5th Avenue & 10th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 10th Street is in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Episcopal Ascension Church is 130 feet away, and Rectory of the Church of the Ascension stands 200 feet away. The nearest subway, W 4 St-Wash Sq, is about six minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and four more. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
W 4 St-Wash Sq
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, B, C, D, E, F, M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
5 Av/W 10 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
24 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 10th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is W 4 St-Wash Sq, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 18 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
  5. E …
  6. F …
  7. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.3 miles
    R W
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 10 St, 100 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 10 St M1, M2, M3, M55
    100 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 10th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 93 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 10 St & 5 Ave 43 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 2 Washington Square Village Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Greenwich Village
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 75 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 10th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

South side of 10th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300472, 301537, 301538, 311596 and 335475.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 334 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1840 and 1861.

  1. Hotel Grosvenor Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Rectory of the Church of the Ascension Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. Fifth Avenue Hotel Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 colleges
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    130 feet
  2. New York Grad Sch Psychoanal College
    360 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
Show all 9
  1. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    640 feet
  2. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    700 feet
  3. New York Studio School College · listed historic place
    810 feet
  4. NYU Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Pub Ser College
    1,120 feet
  5. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  6. The New School College
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Square Park
    930 feet
  2. Toddler Playground
    980 feet
  3. Washington Square Park Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jefferson Market Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Jefferson Market Library Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Episcopal Ascension Church Landmark · listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. First Presbyterian Church Landmark
    400 feet
  3. Conservative Synagogue 5 House of worship
    410 feet
Show all 4
  1. Village Temple House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 20 Washington Square North Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    890 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,030 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.