5th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 48th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Scribner Building, one of 18 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about four minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 208 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day.

Safety record
13 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
970 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
5 Av/W 48 St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +3
Within a walk
28 places
12 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    970 feet
    B D F M

Next trains at this station

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. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 48 St, 50 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and three more.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 48 St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +3 · Shelter
    50 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5 BxM3 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …
  5. BM5 …
  6. BxM3 …
  7. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 48th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza 57 docks in all
    370 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
    0.4 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen 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
  • 91 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and September 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 Friday 4pm to 7pm, Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side), and 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 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 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 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 48th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 8 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104811, 116342, 309812, 312138, 332517 and 338870.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 18 Individual Landmarks, and 21 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1922 and 1934.

  1. Scribner Building Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Goelet Building Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 college
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    100 feet
  2. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    930 feet
  3. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at Saks Tower Landmark
    540 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    970 feet
  4. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  5. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,040 feet
  6. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  7. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  8. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,310 feet
  9. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    270 feet
  3. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  4. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  6. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    340 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.