Avenue of the Americas & West 45th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 45th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Belasco Theatre is 310 feet away, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, ten of them listed historic places, and 214 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
480 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
6 Av/W 45 St · QM1, QM5, QM6
Within a walk
50 places
13 public spaces, 10 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    480 feet
    B D F M

Next trains at this station

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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    730 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 45 St, 40 feet away, for the QM1, QM5 and QM6.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 45 St QM1, QM5, QM6 · Shelter
    40 feet
    QM1 QM5 QM6
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM1 …
  2. QM5 …
  3. QM6 …

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.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & W 45 St 67 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted 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 45th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104183 and 105556.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 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 1893 and 1903.

  1. Algonquin Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Algonquin Hotel Designated landmark
    300 feet
  3. Public School 67 Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 10 listed historic places
  • 9 theaters or concert halls
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
    510 feet
  2. Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts School
    730 feet
  3. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    810 feet
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  1. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    810 feet
  2. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  3. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  4. Kree Inst of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  5. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    1,170 feet
  7. SUNY College of Optometry College
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    880 feet
  2. Father Duffy Square
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    180 feet
  2. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    280 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet
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  1. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    450 feet
  2. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    450 feet
  3. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    720 feet
  4. Public space at Millennium Broadway Public space
    740 feet
  5. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at Grace Public space
    1,040 feet
  7. Public space at Bell Atlantic Public space
    1,080 feet
  8. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,100 feet
  9. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    1,230 feet
  10. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,280 feet
  11. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hotel Gerard Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    560 feet
  3. Hudson Theater Listed historic place
    610 feet
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  1. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Harvard Club of New York City Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Lamb's Club Listed historic place
    740 feet
  4. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    750 feet
  5. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    960 feet
  6. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  7. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  8. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    310 feet
  2. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    450 feet
  3. Town Hall Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    550 feet
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  1. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  2. Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  3. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  4. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  5. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  6. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 43rd Street Older adult center
    880 feet
  2. Bryant Post Office
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 65 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    660 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 214 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 45th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.