5th Avenue & 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 50th 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. Atlas Statue is 150 feet away, and Palazzo d'Italia stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them listed historic places, and 189 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day.

Safety record
13 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
E 50 St/5 Av · M50
Within a walk
34 places
14 public spaces, 8 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    880 feet
    E F

Next trains at this station

Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    1,060 feet
    B D F M
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Riders” (1995) by Ralph Fasanella and “The Subway: Design for a Modern Icon” (2019) by MTA Arts & Design and The Museum of Modern Art at the 5 Av/53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 50 St/5 Av, 50 feet away, for the M50.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 50 St/5 Av M50 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M50
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 52 St & 5 Ave 61 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

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

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
74 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. 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
  • 81 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and April 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 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 50th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102201, 105647, 303984, 303985, 307375 and 338165.

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 1901 and 1934.

  1. Palazzo d'Italia Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. British Building (British Empire Building) Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. International Building North Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saks Tower Landmark
    200 feet
  2. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    450 feet
  3. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    570 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    660 feet
  2. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  7. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    1,170 feet
  8. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,260 feet
  9. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,270 feet
  10. Public space at 280 Park Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet
  11. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    150 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    820 feet
Show all 12
  1. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    630 feet
  4. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    780 feet
  5. Look Building Listed historic place
    790 feet
  6. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  7. University Club Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  8. 53rd Street Library
    1,260 feet
  9. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    890 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,130 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 189 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.