5th Avenue & 21st Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 21st 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. Union Exchange Bank stands 130 feet away, and Mohawk Building stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 167 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
460 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
5 Av/W 23 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
35 places
9 trade or language schools, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St R, W
    460 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,220 feet
    6
  2. 23 St F, M
    0.3 miles
    F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Memories of Twenty-Third Street” (2002) by Keith Godard at the 23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 23 St, 390 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 43 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 23 St M1, M2, M3, M55 · Shelter
    390 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 21st Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 215 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 20 St & 5 Ave 57 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 4 West 21st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    310 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 21st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101809, 101810, 102397, 102398, 103329, 105107, 105108 and 310679.

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, 212 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1854 and 1907.

  1. Union Exchange Bank Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Mohawk Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Scribner Building Designated landmark
    160 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Madison Square Park.

  1. William Henry Seward Statue by Randolph Rogers, 1876
    650 feet
  2. Roscoe Conkling Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1893
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    270 feet
  2. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    270 feet
  3. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
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  1. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. General Assembly Trade or language school
    270 feet
  3. Madison Business & Data Proc Inst Trade or language school
    390 feet
  4. Midtown School-Business Trade or language school
    540 feet
  5. Rebecca School
    720 feet
  6. Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance School
    840 feet
  7. Marie Pense Center Preschool
    900 feet
  8. Institute of Culinary Education (The Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  9. Manhattan Village Academy School
    1,050 feet
  10. New York Conservatory for Dramatic A College
    1,090 feet
  11. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,150 feet
  12. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,150 feet
  13. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  14. Eastern Technical School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  15. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  16. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  17. Peak Services for Children Preschool
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    730 feet
  2. Worth Square
    910 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    710 feet
  2. Flatiron Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet
  3. Worth Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Van Alen Institute Research library
    700 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    710 feet
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  1. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
    1,040 feet
  3. Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  4. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  5. Church Missions House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 14 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 167 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue.

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