Avenue of the Americas & West 33rd Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 33rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner is also named J.A. Lobbia Bike Lane by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Martinique, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 270 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about a minute on foot, for the B, D, F and five more. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places and 354 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
140 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
W 34 St/Broadway · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
44 places
23 trade or language schools, 4 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 33rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 140 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
    140 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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  8. W …
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
    0.3 miles
    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 W 34 St/Broadway, 310 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 34 St/Broadway M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
    310 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. SIM23 …
  4. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & W 33 St 78 docks in all
    80 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. 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

This corner is also named J.A. Lobbia Bike Lane, a co-naming enacted on February 18, 2003 (Local Law 14 of 2003).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 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

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on J.A. Lobbia Bike Lane.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 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, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 33rd Street (north side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 33rd Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104356 and 106301.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. Grand Hotel Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 23 trade or language schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    540 feet
  3. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    630 feet
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  1. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    580 feet
  4. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    640 feet
  5. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    640 feet
  6. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    640 feet
  7. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    680 feet
  8. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    720 feet
  9. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    730 feet
  10. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    770 feet
  11. Allen School Trade or language school
    780 feet
  12. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    780 feet
  13. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    780 feet
  14. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    860 feet
  15. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    860 feet
  16. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    860 feet
  17. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    890 feet
  18. Career Education International Trade or language school
    930 feet
  19. US Training Center Trade or language school
    930 feet
  20. Satellite Academy High School
    1,110 feet
  21. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  22. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  23. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  24. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  25. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  26. Birch Family Services School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    310 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    650 feet
  3. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet
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  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    590 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 354 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 33rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, 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.