Avenue of the Americas & West 36th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 36th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fashion Tower, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 520 feet away, and Greeley Square Park is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, ten of them trade or language schools, and 246 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
220 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
6 Av/W 36 St · QM4
Within a walk
25 places
10 trade or language schools, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Avenue of the Americas & West 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    220 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
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Downtown
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Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    850 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S 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 36 St, 30 feet away, for the QM4.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 36 St QM4
    30 feet
    QM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM4 …

Live arrivals

Avenue of the Americas carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 36 St 60 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.9 miles 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 14 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 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 10am to 4pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on Avenue of the Americas (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 36th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104320, 104889 and 106568.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, Renaissance Revival and neo-Renaissance, one each, and built between 1906 and 1926.

  1. Greenwich Savings Bank Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Fashion Tower Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. Mills Hotel No. 3 Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Herald Square.

  1. James Gordon Bennett Memorial Sculpture by Antonin Jean Carlès, 1895
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    450 feet
  2. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    450 feet
  3. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    520 feet
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  1. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    590 feet
  2. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    590 feet
  3. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    790 feet
  4. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    790 feet
  5. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  6. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  8. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  9. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    1,280 feet
  10. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    310 feet
  2. Greeley Square Park
    880 feet
  3. Bryant Park
    1,100 feet
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  1. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
  2. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    990 feet
  3. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. Hotel Martinique Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 246 places to eat and 14 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 36th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.