7th Avenue & West 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 51st Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Times Square Church is 530 feet away, and St Malachys Church is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 16 of them theaters or concert halls, and 230 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
410 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
7 Av/W 52 St · M7, M104
Within a walk
47 places
16 theaters or concert halls, 13 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St 1
    410 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
    550 feet
    N R W
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    560 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 52 St, 310 feet away, for the M7 and M104.

  • 49 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 52 St M7, M104
    310 feet
    M7 M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 51st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 51 St & 7 Ave 78 docks in all
    70 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    570 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 51st Street (south side).

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • 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 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

North side of West 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 3 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101517, 102117, 105499 and 105500.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1926 and 1929.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 16 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    460 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. International Academy of Hope School
    630 feet
  2. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    810 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  5. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  6. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    470 feet
  2. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    550 feet
  3. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    680 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    710 feet
  3. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    710 feet
  4. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    840 feet
  5. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    930 feet
  6. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,080 feet
  8. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    1,130 feet
  9. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,180 feet
  10. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    250 feet
  2. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    430 feet
  3. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    670 feet
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  1. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    700 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    710 feet
  3. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  4. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    770 feet
  5. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  6. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  7. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  8. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  9. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,150 feet
  10. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet
  11. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  12. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet
  13. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church Landmark
    530 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
  2. Radio City Post Office
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    480 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    740 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 230 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 51st 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.