Avenue of the Americas & West 34th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 34th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. The sculpture “James Gordon Bennett Memorial” is 220 feet away, and Millinery Center Synagogue is 1,140 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 38 public places and 282 places to eat.

Safety record
46 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
90 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
6 Av/W 34 St · M5, M7, M55, SIM1C +3
Within a walk
38 places
21 trade or language schools, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 90 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
    90 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …
Downtown
8 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    850 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M

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 34 St, 40 feet away, for the M5, M7, M55, SIM1C and three more.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 34 St M5, M7, M55, SIM1C +3 · Countdown sign
    40 feet
    M5 M7 M55 SIM1C SIM3 SIM3C SIM10
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M55 …
  4. SIM1C …
  5. SIM3 …
  6. SIM3C …
  7. SIM10 …

Live arrivals

West 34th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & W 34 St 67 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 46 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 18 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

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-Times Square
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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

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

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1902 and 1926.

  1. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. Greenwich Savings Bank Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    800 feet

Monuments and public art

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    260 feet
  2. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    270 feet
  3. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    350 feet
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  1. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    600 feet
  4. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    600 feet
  5. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    810 feet
  6. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    830 feet
  7. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    890 feet
  8. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    890 feet
  9. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    890 feet
  10. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    940 feet
  11. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    950 feet
  12. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    960 feet
  13. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    970 feet
  14. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  15. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  16. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  17. Allen School Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  18. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  19. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  20. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  21. Career Education International Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  22. US Training Center Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    70 feet
  2. Greeley Square Park
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    80 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    950 feet
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  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Grand Hotel Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    200 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    360 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 282 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 34th 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.