5th Avenue & 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 53rd Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Thomas Church is 250 feet away, and the 53rd Street Library is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about a minute on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 171 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 5th Avenue, all day.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
120 feet · 1 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
5 Av/W 53 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
39 places
18 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    120 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. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F
  2. 57 St M
    0.3 miles
    M

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 53 St, 90 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 53 St M1, M2, M3 · Shelter
    90 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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 57 West 53rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 92 signs on these blocks
  • 26 different rules
  • 13 active meters
  • 7 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 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 53rd Street

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

South side of 53rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102051, 103258, 105039, 303091, 303092, 310829 and 334164.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 29 Individual Landmarks, and 32 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1928.

  1. Aeolian Building Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. The University Club Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Gotham Hotel Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  2. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    350 feet
  2. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    410 feet
  3. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    490 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    740 feet
  4. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at Park Avenue Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  6. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    900 feet
  7. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    940 feet
  8. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    980 feet
  9. Public space at CBS Public space
    990 feet
  10. Public space at Sony Public space
    1,030 feet
  11. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  12. Public space at 40 East 52nd Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  13. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,130 feet
  14. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,260 feet
  15. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. 53rd Street Library
    480 feet
  3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    490 feet
Show all 14
  1. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    490 feet
  3. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    640 feet
  4. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    660 feet
  5. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    670 feet
  6. Coty Building Listed historic place
    800 feet
  7. Look Building Listed historic place
    820 feet
  8. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  9. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  10. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  11. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Church Landmark · listed historic place
    250 feet
  2. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 171 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 9 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.