Avenue of the Americas & West 49th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. RCA Building West, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away, and Rockefeller Center Post Office is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about a minute on foot, for the B, D, F and M. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, five of them theaters or concert halls, and 213 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
32 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
30 feet
6 Av/W 49 St · QM1, QM5, QM6
Within a walk
30 places
13 public spaces, 5 theaters or concert halls and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Avenue of the Americas & West 49th 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
    850 feet
    N R W
  2. 50 St 1
    1,260 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 49 St, 30 feet away, for the QM1, QM5 and QM6.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 49 St QM1, QM5, QM6 · Shelter
    30 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.

  • 56 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
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10020
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen 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 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 7pm to midnight, 5 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 49th Street (both sides), 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 49th Street (south side).

North side of West 49th Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101501, 104201 and 104960.

Landmarks and historic districts

Ten buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and built between 1894 and 1939.

  1. RCA Building West Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. U.S. Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. Eastern Airlines Building Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  3. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    960 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  3. ABC Bartending Schools Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  4. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    500 feet
  2. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    510 feet
  3. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    680 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    790 feet
  2. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  3. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    920 feet
  4. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    970 feet
  5. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,070 feet
  7. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  8. Public space at 1155 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  9. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet
  10. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    1,140 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    740 feet
  3. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  2. Belasco Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    160 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    960 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 213 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

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 49th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.