5th Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 45th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fred F. French Building, one of 14 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Harvard Club of New York City stands 480 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 37 public places and 198 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
5 Av/W 45 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
37 places
8 public spaces, 8 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 1,000 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
    1,000 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
    1,230 feet
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    B D F M

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 45 St, 70 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 45 St M1, M2, M3 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M1 M2 M3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 64 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 46 St & Madison Ave 53 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and February 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 45th Street

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

South side of 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 10 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 10 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102159, 105453, 304841 and 306373.

Landmarks and historic districts

Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1889 and 1954.

  1. Fred F. French Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Mansfield Hotel Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Harvard Club of New York City Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    150 feet
  2. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    490 feet
  3. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    710 feet
Show all 13
  1. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    780 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  3. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    900 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    930 feet
  5. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  6. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  7. SUNY College of Optometry College
    1,140 feet
  8. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  9. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  10. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    860 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    590 feet
  2. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,050 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    1,190 feet
  4. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  5. Public space at Grace Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. The General Society Library Research library · landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 10
  1. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    800 feet
  4. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    810 feet
  5. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  6. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  7. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    700 feet
  2. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 65 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 198 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 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.