Broadway & West 25th Street

Broadway and West 25th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Madison Square North Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The obelisk “General William Jenkins Worth” is 120 feet away, and Townsend Building stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 180 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
500 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
5 Av/W 26 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
28 places
9 listed historic places, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 25th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St R, W
    500 feet
    R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St R, W
    840 feet
    R W
  2. 23 St F, M
    0.3 miles
    F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Memories of Twenty-Third Street” (2002) by Keith Godard at the 23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 26 St, 460 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 48 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 26 St M1, M2, M3, M55
    460 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 25th Street.

  • 114 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 25 St 109 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of West 25th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 25th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101974, 105536 and 106017.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Madison Square North Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 127 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1910.

  1. Townsend Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. St. James Building Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Parish House Designated landmark
    240 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. General William Jenkins Worth Obelisk by James Goodwin Batterson, 1857
    120 feet
  2. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1881
    420 feet
  3. William Henry Seward Statue by Randolph Rogers, 1876
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 public spaces
  • 2 museums
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Peak Services for Children Preschool
    150 feet
  2. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    250 feet
  3. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    250 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  2. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Worth Square
    40 feet
  2. Madison Square Park
    220 feet
  3. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Worth Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    220 feet
  2. Flatiron Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    500 feet
  3. Museum of Sex Museum
    730 feet
Show all 11
  1. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  4. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  5. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  6. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  7. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  8. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    840 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 180 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 25th 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, 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.