Avenue of the Americas & West 28th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 28th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 55 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley, stands 140 feet away, and 53 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places and 213 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
6 Av/W 29 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
34 places
10 trade or language schools, 5 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St R, W
    480 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. 28 St 1
    870 feet
    1
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    1,090 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

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 29 St, 230 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 29 St M7, M55 · Shelter
    230 feet
    M7 M55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 61 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
    370 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
    1.1 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
    0.8 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, October 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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 2000 and 2010.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 active meters
  • 6 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 6am to 7pm on West 28th Street (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm on West 28th Street (north side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on West 28th Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103928, 104656, 104913, 105152, 106904 and 106979.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 63 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
    140 feet
  2. 53 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. 51 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 colleges
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Family Services School
    370 feet
  2. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    460 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    690 feet
Show all 16
  1. Career Education International Trade or language school
    500 feet
  2. US Training Center Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    690 feet
  4. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    690 feet
  5. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    900 feet
  6. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    920 feet
  7. Swedish Institute College
    1,070 feet
  8. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,120 feet
  9. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  10. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    1,190 feet
  11. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  12. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  13. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Hias Research library
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Grand Hotel Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Museum of Sex Museum
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    1,130 feet
  2. Midtown Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    340 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 213 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 28th 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.