5th Avenue & 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 40th 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. Knox Building, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 140 feet away, and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 13 of them trade or language schools, and 220 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
5 Av/W 40 St · SIM4C
Within a walk
42 places
13 trade or language schools, 8 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two 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
    650 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
    960 feet
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S 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 40 St, 40 feet away, for the SIM4C.

  • 79 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 40 St SIM4C
    40 feet
    SIM4C

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM4C …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 40th Street.

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 40 St & 5 Ave 93 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 15 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2024

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
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 98 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 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 8:30am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 40th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 13 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 13 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of 40th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 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 8AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103155, 103761, 106892, 300517 and 308063.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1898 and 1954.

  1. Knox Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. New York Public Library Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Lord & Taylor Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. William Cullen Bryant Statue by Herbert Adams, 1911
    530 feet
  2. Gertrude Stein Statue by Jo Davidson, 1992
    560 feet
  3. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Bust by Karl Fischer and Victor Frisch, 1932
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Advanced Career TRNG Trade or language school
    300 feet
  2. Rennert Trade or language school
    420 feet
  3. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    700 feet
Show all 17
  1. American English Center Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    530 feet
  3. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    680 feet
  4. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    860 feet
  6. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
  7. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    910 feet
  8. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    910 feet
  9. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    990 feet
  10. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  11. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    1,150 feet
  12. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  13. SUNY College of Optometry College
    1,180 feet
  14. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    50 feet
  2. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    740 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    550 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    170 feet
  2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    540 feet
  3. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    540 feet
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  1. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    670 feet
  3. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    770 feet
  4. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  5. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  6. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  7. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,210 feet
  8. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  9. Delamar Mansion Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Unification Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    600 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 220 places to eat and seven 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.