7th Avenue & Central Park South

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and Central Park South is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gainsborough Studios, one of 17 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 400 feet away, and the American Fine Arts Society stands 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St-7 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the N, Q, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places and 72 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Central Park South/7 Av · M5, M7, BxM2
Within a walk
24 places
5 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & Central Park South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    520 feet
    N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. N …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
  4. W …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. N …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
  4. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    700 feet
    1 A B C D
  2. 57 St M
    0.3 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Carnegie Hall Montage” (1994) by Josh Scharf at the 57 St-7 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park South/7 Av, 80 feet away, for the M5, M7 and BxM2.

  • 43 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park South/7 Av M5, M7, BxM2
    80 feet
    M5 M7 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and Central Park.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & Central Park South 81 docks in all
    50 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. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    290 feet
  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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square; the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,400 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 between 1928 and 1963.

Trees

Eleven 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
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on Central Park South (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on Central Park South (north side).

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Central Park South

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 5 signs TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101350, 102620, 103101, 106464 and 106501.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1912.

  1. Alwyn Court Apartments Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Gainsborough Studios Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. The American Fine Arts Society Designated landmark
    480 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    730 feet
  2. General José de San Martín Statue by Louis-Joseph Daumas, 1951
    740 feet
  3. Two To One Sculpture by Tom Joyce, 2014
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 park features
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    800 feet
  2. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Heckscher Playground
    710 feet
  3. Cop Cot in Central Park Park feature
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    880 feet
  2. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  3. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,230 feet
  3. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. 240 Central Park South Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  3. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station · landmark
    480 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 72 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue, Central Park or Central Park South.

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