5th Avenue & 35th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 35th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. CUNY Graduate School is 330 feet away, and Winchendon School-Nyc is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about four minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 14 of them trade or language schools, and 267 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day.

Safety record
8 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
960 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
5 Av/W 35 St · BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, X27 +3
Within a walk
32 places
14 trade or language schools, 5 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 35th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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  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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    7 B D F M

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 5 Av/W 35 St, 80 feet away, for the BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, X27 and three more.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 35 St BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, X27 +3
    80 feet
    BxM9 BxM10 BxM11 X27 X28 X37 X38

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM9 …
  2. BxM10 …
  3. BxM11 …
  4. X27 …
  5. X28 …
  6. X37 …
  7. X38 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 35 St & Madison Ave 50 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.8 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
    0.3 miles
  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 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fifteen 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
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 35th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM 4PM-6PM

South side of 35th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 7 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103273, 103498, 104916 and 105318.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 16 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
    200 feet
  2. Gorham Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Tiffany & Company Building Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 14 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 colleges
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    120 feet
  2. CUNY Graduate School College
    330 feet
  3. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
Show all 20
  1. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    680 feet
  4. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    710 feet
  5. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    710 feet
  6. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    710 feet
  7. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  8. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    780 feet
  9. Devry College of New York College
    790 feet
  10. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    790 feet
  11. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  12. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    860 feet
  13. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    860 feet
  14. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    940 feet
  15. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    970 feet
  16. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,020 feet
  17. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 172 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 267 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 9 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.