Avenue of the Americas & West 30th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 30th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Satellite Academy High School is 330 feet away, and Marble Collegiate Church is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 17 of them trade or language schools, and 220 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
570 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
6 Av/W 29 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
41 places
17 trade or language schools, 5 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 30th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    570 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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Downtown
8 lines
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Also within a walk

  1. 28 St R, W
    940 feet
    R W
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,310 feet
    1 2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists four works at the 34 St-Herald Sq station, among them “Halo” (1991) by Nicholas Pearson and “Radiant Site” (1991) by Michele Oka Doner.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 29 St, 300 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 60 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 29 St M7, M55 · Shelter
    300 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 30th Street.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 29 St 101 docks in all
    580 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 mile
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • 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
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 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 is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 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 (east side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 8pm on West 30th Street (north side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm on West 30th Street (north side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105212, 105563 and 107150.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1850 and 1981.

  1. 51 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. 55 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Grand Hotel Designated landmark
    460 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Greeley Square.

  1. Horace Greeley Statue by Alexander Doyle, 1894
    590 feet
  2. Jerry McAuley Drinking Fountain Fountain, 1913
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 17 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Education International Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Satellite Academy High School
    330 feet
  3. Birch Family Services School
    520 feet
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  1. US Training Center Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    330 feet
  3. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    330 feet
  4. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    380 feet
  5. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    410 feet
  6. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    680 feet
  7. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  8. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  9. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    920 feet
  10. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    960 feet
  11. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    970 feet
  12. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  13. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  14. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  15. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  16. Allen School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  17. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  18. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    570 feet
  2. Herald Square
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    550 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet
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  1. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Hotel Martinique Listed historic place
    820 feet
  3. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    950 feet
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  1. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Hias Research library
    1,190 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 220 places to eat and 16 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 30th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.