Avenue of the Americas & West 53rd Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. CBS Building, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 200 feet away, and the 53rd Street Library is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 170 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
6 Av/W 53 St · BxM2
Within a walk
38 places
21 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St M
    730 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. M …
Downtown
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    740 feet
    B D F M
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    840 feet
    E F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metropolitan Faces” (2019) by Alex Katz at the 57 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 53 St, 60 feet away, for the BxM2.

  • 67 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 53 St BxM2 · Shelter
    60 feet
    BxM2
    Shelter

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.

  • 98 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
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    620 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 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 53rd Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103066 and 103258.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1937.

  1. CBS Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Rockefeller Apartments Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. Esso Building Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    600 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    620 feet
  3. International Academy of Hope School
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  2. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    1,200 feet
  3. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at CBS Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    240 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    400 feet
Show all 21
  1. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    600 feet
  3. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    610 feet
  4. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    660 feet
  5. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    690 feet
  6. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    730 feet
  7. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    770 feet
  8. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    810 feet
  9. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    850 feet
  10. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    940 feet
  11. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    970 feet
  12. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  13. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    1,190 feet
  14. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,220 feet
  15. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  16. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    1,280 feet
  17. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,290 feet
  18. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    650 feet
  3. 53rd Street Library
    650 feet
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  1. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    690 feet
  2. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. University Club Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  4. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    800 feet

Bank branches

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

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    890 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    960 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 170 places to eat and ten 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 53rd 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.