5th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 38th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Barbey Building, one of 16 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 350 feet away, and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building library is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7, B, D and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 12 of them trade or language schools, and 226 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
5 Av/W 38 St · M4, M5
Within a walk
41 places
12 trade or language schools, 10 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    1,160 feet
    7 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Uptown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    B D F M N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Under Bryant Park” (2002) by Samm Kunce at the 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 38 St, 40 feet away, for the M4 and M5.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 38 St M4, M5 · Shelter
    40 feet
    M4 M5
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M5 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 38th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 37 St & 5 Ave 60 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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-Times Square
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 77 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and July 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 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 38th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102727, 102889, 103117, 106845 and 337176.

Landmarks and historic districts

Sixteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1902 and 1914.

  1. Lord & Taylor Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Barbey Building Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. Stewart & Company Building Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 12 trade or language schools
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    160 feet
  2. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    350 feet
  3. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
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  1. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    400 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    400 feet
  3. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    400 feet
  4. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. Advanced Career TRNG Trade or language school
    820 feet
  6. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    840 feet
  7. Rennert Trade or language school
    940 feet
  8. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  9. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  10. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    1,070 feet
  11. CUNY Graduate School College
    1,110 feet
  12. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    560 feet
  2. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    160 feet
  3. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    380 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    570 feet
  3. The Morgan Library & Museum Research library
    920 feet
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  1. Knox Building Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    900 feet
  4. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    970 feet
  5. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  6. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,050 feet
  7. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,060 feet
  8. New York Public Library Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  9. Pierpont Morgan Library Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  10. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  11. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
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  1. Incarnation Church Episcopal Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    80 feet
  2. 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 226 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 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.