Avenue of the Americas & West 58th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 58th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Steinway Hall, one of nine Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 feet away, and Cop Cot in Central Park is 730 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 28 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 111 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St
200 feet · 1 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
6 Av/W 57 St · M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 +2
Within a walk
28 places
13 public spaces, 3 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 58th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 5 Av/59 St N, R, W
    780 feet
    N R W
  2. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    1,140 feet
    N Q R W

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 57 St, 260 feet away, for the M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 and two more.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 57 St M5, M7, SIM1C, SIM3 +2
    260 feet
    M5 M7 SIM1C SIM3 SIM3C SIM10

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.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park S & 6 Ave 73 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, January 2017

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 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 1926 and 1962.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on Avenue of the Americas (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on West 58th Street (north side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101352, 103597 and 106007.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical. They were built between 1870 and 1925.

  1. Steinway Hall Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Plaza Hotel Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing Designated landmark
    750 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. Simón Bolívar Statue by Sally Jane Farnham, 1921
    360 feet
  2. General José de San Martín Statue by Louis-Joseph Daumas, 1951
    380 feet
  3. José Julián Martí Statue by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, 1965
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 13 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 park features
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    250 feet
  2. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    450 feet
  3. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Cop Cot in Central Park Park feature
    730 feet
  3. Grand Army Plaza
    890 feet
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  1. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,170 feet
  2. Sherman Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Hotel Public space
    480 feet
  3. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    730 feet
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  1. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at Solow Public space
    770 feet
  4. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  6. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    1,140 feet
  8. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    1,170 feet
  9. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,220 feet
  10. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Alwyn Court Apartments Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    380 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 111 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 58th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.