5th Avenue & 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 56th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan, and is also named Argentina Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Coty Building, one of 28 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 140 feet away, and the Rizzoli stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/53 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 153 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/53 St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
5 Av/W 56 St · BxM18
Within a walk
33 places
18 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 56th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    870 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. 57 St M
    1,070 feet
    M
  2. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    1,110 feet
    N R W

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 56 St, 60 feet away, for the BxM18.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 56 St BxM18
    60 feet
    BxM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 56 St & Madison Ave 33 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Argentina Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 maidenhair tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Argentina Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 101 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and March 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 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 56th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 7 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of 56th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 8 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 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104456, 107068, 302355 and 310151.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 28 Individual Landmarks, and 30 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1869 and 1984.

  1. Coty Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. The Rizzoli Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Heckscher Building (now the Crown Building) Designated landmark
    230 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Grand Army Plaza.

  1. Pulitzer Fountain Fountain by Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe, 1916
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 2 museums
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Army Plaza
    640 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    180 feet
  3. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    510 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at Sony Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Solow Public space
    820 feet
  3. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    840 feet
  4. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    920 feet
  6. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  8. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    1,000 feet
  9. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    1,020 feet
  10. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  11. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,120 feet
  12. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,140 feet
  13. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  14. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,210 feet
  15. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. University Club Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,120 feet
Show all 9
  1. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  4. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  5. 53rd Street Library
    1,260 feet
  6. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 153 places to eat and four food stores.

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, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.