Avenue of the Americas & West 41st Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 41st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bryant Park is 60 feet away, and the statue “Benito Juarez” is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 212 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av
290 feet · 1 min on foot · 7, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
6 Av/W 42 St · QM2, QM4, QM20
Within a walk
44 places
11 listed historic places, 9 trade or language schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Avenue of the Americas & West 41st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    290 feet
    7 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Uptown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    800 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    B D F M N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Under Bryant Park” (2002) by Samm Kunce at the 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 42 St, 210 feet away, for the QM2, QM4 and QM20.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 42 St QM2, QM4, QM20
    210 feet
    QM2 QM4 QM20

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM2 …
  2. QM4 …
  3. QM20 …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 42 St & 6 Ave 54 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 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 Saturday 7am to 7pm, 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 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 41st Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103219, 103220, 104932 and 104933.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1898 and 1918.

  1. Bryant Park Studios Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Bush Tower Designated landmark
    430 feet
  3. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    440 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Benito Juarez Statue by Moises Cabrera Orozco, 2004
    130 feet
  2. Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain, 1912
    150 feet
  3. José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Statue by José Otavio Correia Lima, 1955
    170 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    610 feet
  2. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    720 feet
  3. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    730 feet
Show all 12
  1. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    720 feet
  2. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    800 feet
  4. Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts School
    920 feet
  5. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    950 feet
  6. SUNY College of Optometry College
    960 feet
  7. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  8. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  9. Advanced Career TRNG Trade or language school
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    60 feet
  2. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bell Atlantic Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Grace Public space
    800 feet
  3. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    1,100 feet
  3. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Knickerbocker Hotel Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    770 feet
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  1. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    980 feet
  4. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  5. Lamb's Club Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  6. Knox Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  7. New York Public Library Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  8. Hotel Gerard Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  9. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,300 feet
  10. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  2. Town Hall Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
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  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Hungarian 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Unification Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 43rd Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  2. Bryant Post Office
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 65 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 212 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 41st 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.