Avenue of the Americas & West 37th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Herald Square is 560 feet away, and Bryant Park is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 12 of them trade or language schools, and 239 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
480 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
6 Av/W 37 St · QM1, QM5
Within a walk
32 places
12 trade or language schools, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 37th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes 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
    480 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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    590 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
    1,160 feet
    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 37 St, 40 feet away, for the QM1 and QM5.

  • 69 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 37 St QM1, QM5
    40 feet
    QM1 QM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM1 …
  2. QM5 …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 37 St & Broadway 84 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1986 and 2017.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 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 37th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104318, 104449 and 106680.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1900 and 1963.

  1. Greenwich Savings Bank Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Fashion Tower Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    670 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
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 12 trade or language schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    330 feet
  3. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    710 feet
Show all 15
  1. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    710 feet
  3. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    780 feet
  4. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    800 feet
  5. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    1,020 feet
  6. National Institute of Realtime Repor Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  7. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  8. American Hi-Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  9. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  10. Robert Fiance Business Inst 628 Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  11. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  12. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    560 feet
  2. Bryant Park
    840 feet
  3. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greeley Square Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet
  2. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    870 feet
  3. Public space at 420 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Bell Atlantic Public space
    1,220 feet
  2. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
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  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Tiffany and Company Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    550 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 239 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 37th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.