Avenue of the Americas & West 31st Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. CUNY School of Professional Studies is 420 feet away, and Center for Book Arts is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about a minute on foot, and 17 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 20 of them trade or language schools, and 266 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
320 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
6 Av/W 31 St · M5, M7, M55
Within a walk
43 places
20 trade or language schools, 5 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 17 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    320 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. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,050 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 28 St R, W
    1,130 feet
    R W

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 31 St, 60 feet away, for the M5, M7 and M55.

  • 59 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 31 St M5, M7, M55
    60 feet
    M5 M7 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 35 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. 6 Ave & W 33 St 78 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 1.1 miles 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
    0.3 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 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, March 2017
  • 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
14
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 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 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 31st Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103789, 103790, 105214 and 105563.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and built between 1852 and 1928.

  1. Grand Hotel Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. 51 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley Designated landmark
    700 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
    330 feet
  2. Jerry McAuley Drinking Fountain Fountain, 1913
    430 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    130 feet
  2. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    420 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    590 feet
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  1. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Career Education International Trade or language school
    410 feet
  3. US Training Center Trade or language school
    410 feet
  4. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    480 feet
  5. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    590 feet
  6. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    590 feet
  7. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    660 feet
  8. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    760 feet
  9. Birch Family Services School
    780 feet
  10. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    850 feet
  11. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    860 feet
  12. Allen School Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  13. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  14. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  15. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,060 feet
  16. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  17. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,140 feet
  18. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    1,150 feet
  19. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  20. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  21. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  22. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  23. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    320 feet
  2. Herald Square
    840 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    420 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    830 feet
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  1. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    1,040 feet
  3. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,260 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 266 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 31st 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.