Avenue of the Americas & West 55th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. NYC Center Theater is 500 feet away, and 5 Ave Presbyterian Church is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St, is about a minute 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 168 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St
210 feet · 1 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
6 Av/W 55 St · QM1, QM5, QM6
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 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    840 feet
    N Q R W
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    1,270 feet
    B D F M

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 55 St, 30 feet away, for the QM1, QM5 and QM6.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 55 St QM1, QM5, QM6
    30 feet
    QM1 QM5 QM6

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 and West 55th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 55 St & 6 Ave 43 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.9 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
    350 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
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 3,700 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 Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 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 55th Street (north side), 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 55th Street (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105246, 106417 and 106592.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1924.

  1. Rockefeller Apartments Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. CBS Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. Steinway Hall Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks 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
    200 feet
  2. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    690 feet
  3. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    280 feet
  3. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    350 feet
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  1. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    450 feet
  3. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at CBS Public space
    730 feet
  5. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    780 feet
  7. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    810 feet
  8. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    870 feet
  9. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  10. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    950 feet
  11. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    1,000 feet
  12. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,030 feet
  13. Public space at 712 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  14. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,060 feet
  15. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,160 feet
  16. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,180 feet
  17. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,290 feet
  18. Public space at Park Lane Hotel Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,030 feet
  3. University Club Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
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  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,170 feet
  3. 53rd Street Library
    1,180 feet
  4. Coty Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. 5 Ave Presbyterian Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. St Thomas Church Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    680 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    530 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 168 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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 55th 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.