Avenue of the Americas & West 50th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 50th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Radio City Music Hall is 140 feet away, and Atlas Statue is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, four of them theaters or concert halls, and 213 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
90 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
6 Av/W 50 St · M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 +2
Within a walk
30 places
14 public spaces, 4 theaters or concert halls and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    90 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. 50 St 1
    1,050 feet
    1
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    1,110 feet
    N R W

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 50 St, 50 feet away, for the M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 and two more.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 50 St M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 +2 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M5 M7 SIM1C SIM3 SIM3C SIM10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM3 …
  5. SIM3C …
  6. SIM10 …

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.

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 51 St & 6 Ave 81 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st 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
    1,110 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
59 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

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 50th Street (north side), and 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 50th Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102201 and 106772.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and mostly built between 1931 and 1939.

  1. RCA Building West Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. U.S. Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. RCA Building Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 public spaces
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    700 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  2. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    770 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at CBS Public space
    810 feet
  2. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  4. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  6. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    1,050 feet
  7. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,060 feet
  8. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    1,220 feet
  10. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    1,230 feet
  11. Public space at 1166 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    980 feet
  2. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    140 feet
  2. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  3. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Listed historic place
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 50th 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.