5th Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 12th Street is in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Irad Hawley House, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 109 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
5 Av/W 12 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
26 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 18 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,240 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Downtown
7 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. Q …
  6. R …
  7. W …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. 8 St-NYU R, W
    0.4 miles
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Framing Union Square” (1998) by Mary Miss at the 14 St-Union Sq station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 12 St, 100 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 12 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 12th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 127 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 13 St & 5 Ave 43 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 100 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 13 active meters
  • 7 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and July 2025; 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 9am to 10pm on 5th Avenue (both sides), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 12th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 14 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 12th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103803, 104058, 104714, 310466, 331507, 335241 and 338351.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 192 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1842 and 1860.

  1. Irad Hawley House Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Hotel Alabama (now Hotel Van Rensselaer) Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool · landmark
    180 feet
  2. The New School College
    780 feet
  3. Harvest Collegiate High School
    990 feet
Show all 12
  1. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. New York Grad Sch Psychoanal College
    880 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  5. Lac Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care
    1,150 feet
  6. The Clinton School
    1,210 feet
  7. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  8. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet
  9. Fegs Trades & Business Schools Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    140 feet
  2. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    150 feet
  3. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    430 feet
Show all 6
  1. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Presbyterian Church Landmark
    170 feet
  2. Conservative Synagogue 5 Landmark
    240 feet
  3. Episcopal Ascension Church Listed historic place
    460 feet
Show all 4
  1. Village Temple House of worship
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 109 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them 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.