5th Avenue & 26th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 26th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the Madison Square North Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Croisic Building stands 110 feet away, and the Brunswick Building stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 13 of them listed historic places, and 203 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
670 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
5 Av/W 26 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
37 places
13 listed historic places, 6 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St R, W
    670 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. 28 St R, W
    820 feet
    R W
  2. 28 St 6
    1,030 feet
    6

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 26 St, 30 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 61 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 26 St M1, M2, M3, M55
    30 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M55

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 26th Street.

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 25 St 109 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 4 West 21st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 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 (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 26th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of 26th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101532, 106170 and 307363.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Madison Square North Historic District.

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 113 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1911.

  1. Croisic Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. The Brunswick Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. Victoria Building Designated landmark
    260 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1881
    290 feet
  2. General William Jenkins Worth Obelisk by James Goodwin Batterson, 1857
    340 feet
  3. Chester Alan Arthur Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1899
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 13 listed historic places
  • 6 public spaces
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    170 feet
  2. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    170 feet
  3. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Peak Services for Children Preschool
    520 feet
  2. Baruch College Campus High School
    1,030 feet
  3. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,090 feet
  4. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    60 feet
  2. Worth Square
    290 feet
  3. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    520 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Worth Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    390 feet
  2. Flatiron Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    490 feet
  3. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    680 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Stanford Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    960 feet
  3. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    980 feet
  4. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,030 feet
  5. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    230 feet
  2. Museum of Sex Museum
    310 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    650 feet
Show all 15
  1. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    890 feet
  4. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    980 feet
  5. Seville Hotel Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  6. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  7. Church of the Transfiguration and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  8. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  9. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  10. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  11. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  12. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 203 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 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.