Avenue of the Americas & West 52nd Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Esso Building, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 640 feet away, and St Thomas Church is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 185 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
490 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
6 Av/W 51 St · M5, M7
Within a walk
34 places
18 public spaces, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    490 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. 57 St M
    990 feet
    M
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    1,100 feet
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 51 St, 180 feet away, for the M5 and M7.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 51 St M5, M7
    180 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 52nd Street.

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 52 St & 6 Ave 59 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    880 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 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 between 1982 and 2012.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 1 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 52nd 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 52nd Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103256, 103971, 105077 and 106203.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eight buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and mostly built between 1931 and 1940.

  1. CBS Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Esso Building Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. RCA Building West Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 18 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    360 feet
  2. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    860 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. International Academy of Hope School
    1,170 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at CBS Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    400 feet
Show all 18
  1. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    560 feet
  4. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    870 feet
  6. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    940 feet
  7. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    990 feet
  9. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,030 feet
  10. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,070 feet
  11. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,110 feet
  12. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  13. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    1,200 feet
  14. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    1,230 feet
  15. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    640 feet
  2. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. 53rd Street Library
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    940 feet
  2. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    1,150 feet
  4. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  3. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    150 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    150 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 185 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 52nd 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.