5th Avenue & East 41st Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and East 41st Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bryant Park is 40 feet away, and New York Public Library stands 270 feet away. The nearest subway, 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, 16 of them trade or language schools, and 199 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
390 feet · 1 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
5 Av/W 41 St · M4, M5, Q32
Within a walk
50 places
16 trade or language schools, 8 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 41st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 390 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    390 feet
    7 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Uptown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    710 feet
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Under Bryant Park” (2002) by Samm Kunce at the 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 41 St, 50 feet away, for the M4, M5 and Q32.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 41 St M4, M5, Q32
    50 feet
    M4 M5 Q32

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M5 …
  3. Q32 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 40 St & 5 Ave 93 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

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

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 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 1986 and 2015.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 41st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • For-hire vehicles only 3 signs FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of East 41st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102273 and 106848.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 15 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1889 and 1954.

  1. New York Public Library Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Knox Building Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. 500 Fifth Avenue Designated landmark
    410 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Bryant Park.

  1. William Cullen Bryant Statue by Herbert Adams, 1911
    460 feet
  2. Gertrude Stein Statue by Jo Davidson, 1992
    540 feet
  3. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Bust by Karl Fischer and Victor Frisch, 1932
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 16 trade or language schools
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 8 public spaces
  • 4 colleges
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rennert Trade or language school
    310 feet
  2. Advanced Career TRNG Trade or language school
    560 feet
  3. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    900 feet
Show all 20
  1. American English Center Trade or language school
    740 feet
  2. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    790 feet
  4. SUNY College of Optometry College
    920 feet
  5. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    960 feet
  7. Gemological Inst of America Trade or language school
    990 feet
  8. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  9. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  10. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  11. Empire Technical Sch of Bus (5002) Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  12. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,140 feet
  13. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  14. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  15. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  16. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  17. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    40 feet
  2. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    260 feet
  2. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet
  3. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,230 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Fifth Avenue Tower Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at 425 Fifth Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  4. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,030 feet
  6. Public space at Grace Public space
    1,070 feet
  7. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    280 feet
  2. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    290 feet
  3. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Library
    430 feet
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  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    910 feet
  4. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    930 feet
  5. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  6. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  7. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  8. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  9. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,180 feet
  10. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. Unification Church House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 65 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 199 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 41st Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.