Avenue of the Americas & West 46th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is 280 feet away, and Public School 67 stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 19 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 11 of them theaters or concert halls, and 225 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
220 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
6 Av/W 46 St · BxM2
Within a walk
46 places
12 public spaces, 11 theaters or concert halls and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    220 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
    980 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    1,100 feet
    N R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 46 St, 170 feet away, for the BxM2.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 46 St BxM2
    170 feet
    BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM2 …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st 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
    0.4 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 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 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 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 46th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105451, 106487 and 106749.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 16 Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1850 and 1939.

  1. Public School 67 Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Algonquin Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    480 feet
  3. Algonquin Hotel Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 11 theaters or concert halls
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
    410 feet
  2. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 9
  1. Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts School
    990 feet
  2. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  4. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  5. New Horizons CLC of Metropolitan NY Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  6. New Horizons Computer Learning Cente Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    1,020 feet
  2. Bryant Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    200 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet
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  1. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    460 feet
  3. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    680 feet
  4. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  5. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at Millennium Broadway Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,280 feet
  9. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,280 feet
  10. Public space at Grace Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hotel Gerard Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Hudson Theater Listed historic place
    860 feet
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  1. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. Harvard Club of New York City Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Lamb's Club Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  4. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  5. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  6. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    280 feet
  2. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    510 feet
  3. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    800 feet
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  1. Town Hall Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    810 feet
  3. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    970 feet
  4. Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  5. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  6. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  7. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet
  8. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys the Virgin Church Landmark · listed historic place
    530 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 43rd Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    340 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 225 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 46th 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.