Avenue of the Americas & West 54th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rockefeller Apartments, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 590 feet away, and Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St, is about two 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 161 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
6 Av/W 54 St · M5, M7
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 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St M
    470 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
    1,000 feet
    B D F M
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    1,100 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 54 St, 110 feet away, for the M5 and M7.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 54 St M5, M7
    110 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 54th Street.

  • 88 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 55 St & 6 Ave 43 docks in all
    360 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
    1.1 miles
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    360 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 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 54th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103172 and 106456.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as International Style and Renaissance-inspired. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1927.

  1. CBS Building Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. Rockefeller Apartments Designated landmark
    590 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 museums
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. International Academy of Hope School
    1,150 feet
  2. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    330 feet
  3. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    350 feet
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  1. Public space at CBS Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    680 feet
  5. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    690 feet
  6. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    710 feet
  7. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    770 feet
  8. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    790 feet
  9. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    900 feet
  10. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    920 feet
  11. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    930 feet
  12. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    1,020 feet
  13. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,030 feet
  14. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,040 feet
  15. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,130 feet
  16. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,230 feet
  17. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    1,260 feet
  18. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    770 feet
  2. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    800 feet
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  1. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    910 feet
  2. 53rd Street Library
    920 feet
  3. University Club Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. William H. Moore House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,220 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 places to eat and 13 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 54th 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.