5th Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 57th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 5,939 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Heckscher Building (now the Crown Building), one of 24 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 142 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
5 Av/59 St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
E 57 St/5 Av · M31, M57
Within a walk
28 places
15 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    830 feet
    N R W

Next trains at this station

Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St M
    1,100 feet
    M
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    1,150 feet
    E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Oasis” (1997) by Ann Schaumburger at the 5 Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 57 St/5 Av, 100 feet away, for the M31 and M57.

  • 80 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 57 St/5 Av M31, M57
    100 feet
    M31 M57

Next buses at this stop

  1. M31 …
  2. M57 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 57th Street, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park S & Grand Army Plaza 85 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 9 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    440 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 5,939 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 34th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 1,741 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is 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

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 77 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 8 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103596, 106847, 310151 and 337383.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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 Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1899 and 1927.

  1. Bergdorf Goodman Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Heckscher Building (now the Crown Building) Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. L. P. Hollander & Company Building Designated landmark
    190 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Grand Army Plaza.

  1. Pulitzer Fountain Fountain by Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe, 1916
    410 feet
  2. William Tecumseh Sherman Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1903
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Army Plaza
    360 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wien Walk in Central Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump Tower Public space
    320 feet
  2. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    460 feet
  3. Public space at 590 Madison Avenue Public space
    510 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at Solow Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at General Motors Building Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at Sony Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    810 feet
  5. Public space at 432 Park Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at Park Lane Hotel Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at Park Avenue Tower Public space
    1,200 feet
  10. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,280 feet
  11. Public space at 520 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet
  12. Public space at Warburg Dillon Read Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coty Building Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 783 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Plaza Hotel and Grand Army Plaza Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. University Club Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    890 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 142 places to eat and five 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, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.