Avenue of the Americas & West 29th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 29th 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, 51 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley, stands 230 feet away, and Birch Family Services is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 13 of them trade or language schools, and 210 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
6 Av/W 29 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
36 places
13 trade or language schools, 6 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 29th 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
  • 12 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. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    830 feet
    B D F M N Q R W
  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 29 St, 40 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 29 St M7, M55 · Shelter
    40 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 and West 29th Street.

  • 53 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. Broadway & W 29 St 101 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 1 mile 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
    1,250 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, March 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
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 3,300 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 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 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on West 29th Street (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on West 29th Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101833, 104654, 105151, 106904 and 107044.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 42 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1909.

  1. 55 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. 51 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. 53 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 13 trade or language schools
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Education International Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Birch Family Services School
    270 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    430 feet
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  1. US Training Center Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    430 feet
  3. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    430 feet
  4. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    640 feet
  5. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    670 feet
  6. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    720 feet
  7. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    860 feet
  8. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    940 feet
  9. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    990 feet
  10. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  11. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  12. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  13. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  14. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    810 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Grand Hotel Listed historic place
    890 feet
Show all 7
  1. Hias Research library
    930 feet
  2. Hotel Martinique Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  4. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 210 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 29th 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.