5th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 51st Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. International Building North, one of 24 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 140 feet away, and Radio City Music Hall is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 179 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
620 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
5 Av/W 51 St · BxM11, SIM10, SIM31
Within a walk
38 places
15 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    620 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
    1,250 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 5 Av/W 51 St, 30 feet away, for the BxM11, SIM10 and SIM31.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 51 St BxM11, SIM10, SIM31
    30 feet
    BxM11 SIM10 SIM31

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM11 …
  2. SIM10 …
  3. SIM31 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 51st Street.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 52 St & 5 Ave 61 docks in all
    330 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 mile
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
73 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 in 1973.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 102 signs on these blocks
  • 26 different rules
  • 17 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and May 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 51st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 13 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 13 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102199, 105079, 311083, 333691, 337752 and 338167.

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 built between 1858 and 1952.

  1. International Building North Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Palazzo d'Italia Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. International Building Designated landmark
    280 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 5 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
    690 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    310 feet
  3. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    460 feet
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  1. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    600 feet
  2. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    630 feet
  3. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    910 feet
  4. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    920 feet
  5. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  6. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  9. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    1,120 feet
  10. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet
  11. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,260 feet
  12. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    150 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    300 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    560 feet
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  1. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Look Building Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    700 feet
  4. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    800 feet
  5. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    890 feet
  6. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    900 feet
  7. University Club Listed historic place
    960 feet
  8. 53rd Street Library
    1,000 feet
  9. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,010 feet
  10. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  11. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Landmark · listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
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  1. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    460 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    500 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    820 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    630 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 179 places to eat and six food stores.

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

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, 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.