Avenue of the Americas & West 48th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. U.S. Rubber Company Building, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, five of them theaters or concert halls, and 228 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
80 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
6 Av/W 47 St · M5, M7
Within a walk
30 places
11 public spaces, 5 theaters or concert halls and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Avenue of the Americas & West 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    80 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. 49 St N, R, W
    1,100 feet
    N R W
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 47 St, 160 feet away, for the M5 and M7.

  • 67 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 47 St M5, M7
    160 feet
    M5 M7

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …

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 and West 48th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 47 St & 6 Ave 68 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 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 48th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103317 and 116342.

Landmarks and historic districts

Ten buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and built between 1893 and 1939.

  1. U.S. Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. RCA Building West Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Eastern Airlines Building Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 5 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    870 feet
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  1. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    910 feet
  2. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
    940 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  4. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    530 feet
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  1. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  3. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    750 feet
  4. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,130 feet
  6. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,180 feet
  7. Public space at 1133 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  8. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  3. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    480 feet
  2. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    510 feet
  3. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    640 feet
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  1. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  2. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    420 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,220 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 228 places to eat and six 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 48th 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.