5th Avenue & 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 36th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gorham Building, one of 13 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away, and Bryant Park is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about five minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 15 of them trade or language schools, and 254 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/W 36 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +4
Within a walk
35 places
15 trade or language schools, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five 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
    1,220 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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M
  2. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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 36 St, 120 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and four more.

  • 74 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 36 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +4 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M55 SIM10 SIM31
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. M5 …
  6. M55 …
  7. SIM10 …
  8. SIM31 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 16 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. W 37 St & 5 Ave 60 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • 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 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 139 signs on these blocks
  • 28 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 36th Street

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

South side of 36th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103364, 104320, 104914 and 106568.

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. Gorham Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Tiffany & Company Building Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. Stewart & Company Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    300 feet
  2. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    380 feet
  3. CUNY Graduate School College
    590 feet
Show all 21
  1. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    300 feet
  2. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    300 feet
  3. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    520 feet
  4. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    710 feet
  5. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    960 feet
  7. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · listed historic place
    960 feet
  8. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    960 feet
  9. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  10. Devry College of New York College
    1,050 feet
  11. Noble Desktop Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  12. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  13. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  14. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  15. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    1,200 feet
  16. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  17. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,280 feet
  18. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    900 feet
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  1. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    800 feet
  3. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    860 feet
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  1. Thomas B. Clarke Residence (Collectors Club Building) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    1,080 feet
  3. Knox Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 254 places to eat and eight 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.