Avenue of the Americas & West 32nd Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 32nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The statue “Horace Greeley” is 100 feet away, and Aberdeen Hotel stands 660 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 46 public places, 22 of them trade or language schools, and 265 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 60 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
    60 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
    790 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 28 St R, W
    1,300 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, 210 feet away, for the M5, M7 and M55.

  • 59 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 31 St M5, M7, M55
    210 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 and West 32nd Street.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & W 33 St 78 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,700 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

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Avenue of the Americas (west side) and West 32nd Street (south side).

North side of West 32nd Street

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of West 32nd Street

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103790 and 106653.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1868 and 1931.

  1. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Grand Hotel Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    660 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Horace Greeley Statue by Alexander Doyle, 1894
    100 feet
  2. Jerry McAuley Drinking Fountain Fountain, 1913
    180 feet
  3. James Gordon Bennett Memorial Sculpture by Antonin Jean Carlès, 1895
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 22 trade or language schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    280 feet
  2. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    420 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    850 feet
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  1. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    320 feet
  2. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    510 feet
  3. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    550 feet
  4. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    570 feet
  5. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    600 feet
  6. Career Education International Trade or language school
    670 feet
  7. US Training Center Trade or language school
    670 feet
  8. Allen School Trade or language school
    780 feet
  9. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    780 feet
  10. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    780 feet
  11. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    800 feet
  12. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    800 feet
  13. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    850 feet
  14. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    850 feet
  15. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    890 feet
  16. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    900 feet
  17. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    900 feet
  18. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    900 feet
  19. Birch Family Services School
    1,040 feet
  20. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  21. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  22. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  23. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  24. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  25. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    60 feet
  2. Herald Square
    580 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    550 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet
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  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Two Penn Plaza/Madison Square Garden Public space
    1,100 feet
  3. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    1,210 feet
  4. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
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  1. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    360 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 265 places to eat and 14 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 32nd 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.