7th Avenue & West 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 50th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Circle in the Square Theater is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 51 public places, 18 of them theaters or concert halls, and 236 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 7th Avenue.

Safety record
15 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
150 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
7 Av/W 50 St · M7, M20, BxM2
Within a walk
51 places
18 theaters or concert halls, 15 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St 1
    150 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 49 St N, R, W
    290 feet
    N R W
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    820 feet
    B D E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Alice: The Way Out” (1994) by Liliana Porter at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 50 St, 50 feet away, for the M7, M20 and BxM2.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 50 St M7, M20, BxM2
    50 feet
    M7 M20 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 80 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 51 St & 7 Ave 78 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    310 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fifteen 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
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 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

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM

North side of West 50th 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 standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101518, 104200, 105499 and 106772.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1912 and 1931.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 public places.

  • 18 theaters or concert halls
  • 15 public spaces
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    390 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    440 feet
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  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    760 feet
  3. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    810 feet
  4. International Academy of Hope School
    890 feet
  5. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  6. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    840 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    690 feet
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  1. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  2. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    920 feet
  4. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    970 feet
  7. Public space at Ritz Public space
    1,060 feet
  8. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,100 feet
  9. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,100 feet
  10. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  11. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,260 feet
  12. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  3. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    170 feet
  2. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  3. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
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  1. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  3. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    780 feet
  4. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    780 feet
  5. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    890 feet
  6. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    920 feet
  7. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    930 feet
  8. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    940 feet
  9. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  10. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  11. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  12. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  13. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,150 feet
  14. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  15. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church Landmark
    680 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    690 feet
  3. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 236 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 50th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.