5th Avenue & 17th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 17th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. It lies inside the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Merchants' Exchange Building stands 160 feet away, and Center for Jewish History is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St-Union Sq, is about three minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 127 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St-Union Sq
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/W 17 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
35 places
8 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St-Union Sq, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    870 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
    1,240 feet
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.3 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 17 St, 120 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 47 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 17 St M1, M2, M3, M55 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 17th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 170 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 16 St & 5 Ave 65 docks in all
    310 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
    0.9 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
2 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 87 signs on these blocks
  • 26 different rules
  • 15 active meters
  • 8 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and July 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 8:30am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 17th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103707, 103708, 104170, 105144, 106118, 107041, 304869 and 336085.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 173 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1858 and 1904.

  1. Merchants' Exchange Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Pierrepont Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Judge Building Designated landmark
    210 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Union Square Drinking Fountain Fountain by Karl Adolf Donndorf, 1881
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    310 feet
  2. The East Chelsea Childrens Workshop Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  3. The Clinton School
    880 feet
Show all 16
  1. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    570 feet
  2. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    620 feet
  4. Sixth Avenue Elementary School
    970 feet
  5. Xavier High School
    990 feet
  6. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    1,070 feet
  7. Little Scholars Learning Center VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  8. Madison Business & Data Proc Inst Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  9. New York Conservatory for Dramatic A College
    1,230 feet
  10. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    1,250 feet
  11. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  12. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  13. General Assembly Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Square Park
    630 feet
  2. Evelyn's Playground
    900 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 108 Fifth Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  2. Union Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    790 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Center for Jewish History Research library · arts or cultural center
    450 feet
  2. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Historic site
    570 feet
  3. Margaret Sanger Clinic Listed historic place
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. Decker Building Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Bank of the Metropolis Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. House at 20 West 16th Street Listed historic place
    790 feet
  4. Century Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  5. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  6. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  7. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis Xavier Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    310 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 127 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.