5th Avenue & 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 34th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. B. Altman & Co. Department Store Building, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 240 feet away, and Herald Square is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about four minutes on foot, for the B, D, F and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places and 258 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
980 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 34 St/5 Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS
Within a walk
40 places
18 trade or language schools, 6 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    980 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …
Downtown
8 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    1,210 feet
    6
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists four works at the 34 St-Herald Sq station, among them “Halo” (1991) by Nicholas Pearson and “Radiant Site” (1991) by Michele Oka Doner.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 34 St/5 Av, 60 feet away, for the M34 SBS and M34A SBS.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/5 Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS
    60 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 34th Street, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 33 St & 5 Ave 60 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, July 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 63 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 34th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

East side of 5th Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italian Renaissance Palazzo. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1913.

  1. B. Altman & Co. Department Store Building Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Gorham Building Designated landmark
    480 feet
  3. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 18 trade or language schools
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 colleges
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    160 feet
  2. CUNY Graduate School College
    360 feet
  3. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    400 feet
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  1. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  3. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    430 feet
  4. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
  5. Devry College of New York College
    510 feet
  6. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    580 feet
  7. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    580 feet
  8. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    580 feet
  9. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    620 feet
  10. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    830 feet
  11. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    830 feet
  12. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    830 feet
  13. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    940 feet
  14. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,050 feet
  15. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  16. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  17. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  18. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  19. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  20. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  21. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    1,080 feet
  2. Greeley Square Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet
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  1. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Old Grolier Club Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
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  1. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    120 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 258 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.