Avenue of the Americas & West 27th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 27th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hilmont stands 360 feet away, and Museum of Sex is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 205 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
6 Av/W 27 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
28 places
8 trade or language schools, 3 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 27th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St R, W
    730 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St F, M
    1,070 feet
    F M
  2. 28 St 1
    1,130 feet
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro)” (2002) by Mark Hadjipateras at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 27 St, 50 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 27 St M7, M55
    50 feet
    M7 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue of the Americas.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 27 St & 6 Ave 66 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1999 and 2005.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Avenue of the Americas (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on West 27th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104911, 105678, 105679 and 107193.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 64 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1854 and 1909.

  1. 55 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Hilmont Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. 53 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 museums
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Birch Family Services School
    630 feet
  3. Swedish Institute College
    810 feet
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  1. Career Education International Trade or language school
    750 feet
  2. US Training Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    950 feet
  4. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    950 feet
  5. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    950 feet
  6. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,000 feet
  7. Manhattan Edit Workshop Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  8. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  9. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  10. Peak Services for Children Preschool
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    1,250 feet
  2. Worth Square
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    740 feet
  3. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Museum of Sex Museum
    1,100 feet
  3. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Hias Research library
    1,190 feet
  3. Poster House Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    130 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 205 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 27th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.