Broadway & West 26th Street

Broadway and West 26th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Madison Square North Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. James Building stands 120 feet away, and National Museum of Mathematics is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the R and W. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 182 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · R, W
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
5 Av/W 26 St · M1, M2, M3, M55
Within a walk
31 places
7 listed historic places, 6 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St R, W
    560 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. 23 St R, W
    780 feet
    R W
  2. 28 St 6
    1,290 feet
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro)” (2002) by Mark Hadjipateras at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 26 St, 270 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M55.

  • 52 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 26 St M1, M2, M3, M55
    270 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 26th Street.

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 4 West 21st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 26th Street

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

South side of West 26th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105680 and 107144.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Madison Square North Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 117 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1911.

  1. St. James Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Townsend Building Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. Croisic Building Designated landmark
    180 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
    380 feet
  2. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1881
    530 feet
  3. Chester Alan Arthur Statue by George Edwin Bissell, 1899
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 6 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 museums
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Peak Services for Children Preschool
    260 feet
  2. Ecole International Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    430 feet
  3. The Big Deal Casino Academy Trade or language school
    890 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Ecole Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    430 feet
  2. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    1,220 feet
  3. Baruch College Campus High School
    1,290 feet
  4. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Square Park
    310 feet
  2. Worth Square
    320 feet
  3. Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground
    770 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Worth Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    500 feet
  2. Flatiron Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    530 feet
  3. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    720 feet
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  1. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at New York Merchandise Mart Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Madison Green Public space
    1,190 feet
  4. Public space at Stanford Public space
    1,200 feet
  5. Public space at Madison Belvedere Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Sex Museum
    450 feet
  2. National Museum of Mathematics Museum
    490 feet
  3. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    720 feet
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  1. Sidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Prince George Hotel Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  5. New York Life Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  6. Flatiron Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Landmark · listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,090 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 182 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 26th 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.