7th Avenue & West 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 42nd Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 49 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 1,841 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. New Victory Theater is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about a minute on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and nine more. Within a five-minute walk are 55 public places and 220 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
49 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
W 42 St/7 Av · T260
Within a walk
55 places
22 theaters or concert halls, 8 trade or language schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    60 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
10 lines
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Downtown
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Queens
1 line
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Hudson Yards
1 line
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Grand Central
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Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    790 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists nine works at the Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term station, among them “The Commuter's Lament/A Close Shave” (1991) by Norman B Colp and “New York in Transit” (2001) by Jacob Lawrence.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 42 St/7 Av, 90 feet away, for the T260.

  • 60 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 42 St/7 Av T260
    90 feet
    T260

Next buses at this stop

  1. T260 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 7th Avenue, all day on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 42nd Street.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 20 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 41 St 55 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 49 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, undated in the City's record

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,841 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 89th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 103 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1910.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 10AM-2PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 7AM-MIDNIGHT

South side of West 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103939 and 106566.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1921.

  1. Knickerbocker Hotel Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Paramount Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Knickerbocker Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 public places.

  • 22 theaters or concert halls
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Touro University College
    220 feet
  2. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    440 feet
  3. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    460 feet
Show all 11
  1. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    460 feet
  2. Kree Inst of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    560 feet
  4. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    560 feet
  5. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    560 feet
  6. Ec New York Trade or language school
    560 feet
  7. Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts School
    970 feet
  8. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    970 feet
  2. Father Duffy Square
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    700 feet
  2. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    830 feet
  3. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    860 feet
  2. Public space at Bell Atlantic Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at Millennium Broadway Public space
    960 feet
  4. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,010 feet
  5. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Candler Building Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    460 feet
  3. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    520 feet
Show all 8
  1. Lamb's Club Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Hudson Theater Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. Hotel Gerard Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  5. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    240 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet
  3. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    370 feet
Show all 22
  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    400 feet
  2. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    430 feet
  3. Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theater or concert hall
    580 feet
  4. Town Hall Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    710 feet
  5. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  6. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  7. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  8. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    970 feet
  9. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  10. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  11. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  12. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet
  13. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet
  14. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet
  15. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet
  16. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  17. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  18. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  19. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 43rd Street Older adult center
    820 feet
  2. Midtown Station Post office
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    520 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 220 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 42nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.