Broadway & Avenue of the Americas

Broadway and Avenue of the Americas meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Herald Square is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Herald Sq, is about a minute on foot, and 17 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 23 of them trade or language schools, and 282 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
70 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
W 34 St/Broadway · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
42 places
23 trade or language schools, 4 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Avenue of the Americas Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines at the nearest station
  • 17 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    70 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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  2. D …
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  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …
Downtown
8 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. N …
  6. Q …
  7. R …
  8. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    930 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists four works at the 34 St-Herald Sq station, among them “Halo” (1991) by Nicholas Pearson and “Radiant Site” (1991) by Michele Oka Doner.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 34 St/Broadway, 150 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 34 St/Broadway M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
    150 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. SIM23 …
  4. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue of the Americas and Broadway.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & W 34 St 67 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 9 West 31st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1897 and 1931.

  1. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    730 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Designated landmark
    760 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Jerry McAuley Drinking Fountain Fountain, 1913
    250 feet
  2. James Gordon Bennett Memorial Sculpture by Antonin Jean Carlès, 1895
    340 feet
  3. Horace Greeley Statue by Alexander Doyle, 1894
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 23 trade or language schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    130 feet
  2. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    390 feet
  3. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    480 feet
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  1. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    390 feet
  2. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    690 feet
  3. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    710 feet
  4. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    720 feet
  5. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    720 feet
  6. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    720 feet
  7. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    820 feet
  8. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    830 feet
  9. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    840 feet
  10. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
  11. Allen School Trade or language school
    930 feet
  12. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    930 feet
  13. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    930 feet
  14. Empire State Language Ctr (The) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    970 feet
  15. Empire Technical School (5001) Trade or language school · landmark · listed historic place
    970 feet
  16. Timathios Inst Trade or language school
    970 feet
  17. New York General Consulting Trade or language school
    990 feet
  18. Career Education International Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  19. US Training Center Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  20. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  21. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  22. Satellite Academy High School
    1,260 feet
  23. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  24. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  25. Gsuc Child Development and Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    170 feet
  2. Greeley Square Park
    220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    750 feet
  3. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet
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  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    1,090 feet
  3. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Grand Hotel Listed historic place
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    320 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,130 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    440 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 282 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or Broadway.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.