5th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 49th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rockefeller Center Post Office is 110 feet away, and Goelet Building stands 170 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 30 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 190 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day.

Safety record
7 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
5 Av/W 49 St · M4, M5
Within a walk
30 places
13 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 1,030 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
    1,030 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
    1,140 feet
    E F
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 49 St, 40 feet away, for the M4 and M5.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 49 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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza 57 docks in all
    640 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
    1.1 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1973 and 2005.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 75 signs on these blocks
  • 25 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and June 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 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 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
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102926, 104960, 105645, 303984, 307375 and 309812.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 24 Individual Landmarks, and 30 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1934.

  1. Goelet Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Scribner Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Building Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,190 feet
  3. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saks Tower Landmark
    280 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    690 feet
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  1. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,050 feet
  7. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,130 feet
  8. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,150 feet
  9. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,300 feet
  10. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    360 feet
  3. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    400 feet
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  1. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  4. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,090 feet
  6. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    700 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    700 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 190 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 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.