7th Avenue & West 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 57th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan, and is also named Isaac Stern Place by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rodin Studios, one of 18 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 140 feet away, and Osborne Apartments stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St-7 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the N, Q, R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places and 177 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
7 Av/W 57 St · M7, M104, BxM2
Within a walk
32 places
14 public spaces, 4 trade or language schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    70 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
    860 feet
    1 A B C D
  2. 57 St M
    920 feet
    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 7 Av/W 57 St, 60 feet away, for the M7, M104 and BxM2.

  • 52 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 57 St M7, M104, BxM2
    60 feet
    M7 M104 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

West 57th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

  • 56 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
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 145 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    630 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Isaac Stern Place, a co-naming enacted on February 18, 2003 (Local Law 14 of 2003).

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,600 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 thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Isaac Stern Place.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 57th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101610, 102913, 106342, 106412 and 107123.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 18 Individual Landmarks, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Renaissance. They were built between 1883 and 1940.

  1. Rodin Studios Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Osborne Apartments Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing Designated landmark
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 museums
  • 2 theaters or concert halls
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    910 feet
  2. International Academy of Hope School
    1,050 feet
  3. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Heckscher Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    40 feet
  2. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    330 feet
  3. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    890 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    730 feet
  4. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    770 feet
  5. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    850 feet
  6. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,050 feet
  8. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,110 feet
  9. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    1,130 feet
  10. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,140 feet
  11. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,220 feet
  12. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Alwyn Court Apartments Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. 240 Central Park South Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    180 feet
  2. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    480 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    890 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 177 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 57th 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 Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.