5th Avenue & 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 13th Street is in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 400 feet away, and Harvest Collegiate High School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
5 Av/W 14 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
28 places
8 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 990 feet from this corner, about four 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
    990 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
    1,220 feet
    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 14 St, 180 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 14 St M1, M2, M3, M55
    180 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 13th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 139 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
    70 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 11 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Turn calming, August 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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 103 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 16 active meters
  • 8 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and November 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 (east side), and as Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday 7pm to 10pm, Saturday 8am to 10pm 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 13th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9AM

South side of 13th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103803, 103886, 103887, 105268, 107073, 300955, 311778 and 311907.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 131 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1843 and 1890.

  1. Irad Hawley House Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store Designated landmark
    400 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Union Square Park.

  1. Mohandas Gandhi Statue by Kantilal B. Patel, 1986
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. HGL Art Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. Harvest Collegiate High School
    730 feet
  3. The Clinton School
    940 feet
Show all 11
  1. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool · landmark
    450 feet
  2. La Petite Ecole Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  3. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    980 feet
  4. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  5. The New School College
    1,050 feet
  6. Fegs Trades & Business Schools Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  7. New York Grad Sch Psychoanal College
    1,150 feet
  8. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    900 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Salmagundi Club Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    700 feet
Show all 8
  1. Lincoln Building Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. House at 20 West 16th Street Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. 14th Street - Union Square Subway Station (IRT, BMT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  4. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  5. Hotel Albert Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Jewish History Arts or cultural center
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    250 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 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 corners on foot, six 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.