7th Avenue & West 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 53rd Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. International Academy of Hope is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, ten of them theaters or concert halls, and 204 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 7th Avenue.

Safety record
10 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, E
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
7 Av/W 53 St · M20
Within a walk
46 places
20 public spaces, 10 theaters or concert halls and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    70 feet
    B D E

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    570 feet
    N Q R W
  2. 50 St 1
    940 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 53 St, 170 feet away, for the M20.

  • 53 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 53 St M20
    170 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 102 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 53 St 85 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    880 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • 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.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and July 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 53rd Street (south side).

East side of 7th Avenue

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

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM

North side of West 53rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103066, 103067, 103969, 105547 and 107146.

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 1924 and 1929.

  1. Hollywood Theater Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. International Academy of Hope School
    110 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    260 feet
  3. Mandl School College
    890 feet
Show all 8
  1. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    890 feet
  2. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    980 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  4. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    1,110 feet
  5. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    180 feet
  2. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    260 feet
  3. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    320 feet
Show all 20
  1. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    600 feet
  3. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    610 feet
  4. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  5. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    860 feet
  6. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  7. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  8. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,020 feet
  9. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,070 feet
  10. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    1,070 feet
  11. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,100 feet
  12. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    1,110 feet
  13. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet
  14. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet
  15. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,210 feet
  16. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  17. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    550 feet
  3. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Spyscape Museum
    1,070 feet
  2. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  2. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    710 feet
  3. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    740 feet
Show all 10
  1. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  2. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    760 feet
  3. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    780 feet
  4. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    820 feet
  5. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    930 feet
  6. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  7. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 204 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 53rd 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.