Broadway & West 31st Street

Broadway and West 31st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Midtown Workforce1 Career Center is 150 feet away, and the Engine 1/Ladder 24 firehouse is 930 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 41 public places, 18 of them trade or language schools, and 261 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Herald Sq
320 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
W 31 St/6 Av · M5
Within a walk
41 places
18 trade or language schools, 5 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, 320 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
    320 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
8 lines
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Downtown
8 lines
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Also within a walk

  1. 28 St R, W
    850 feet
    R W
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,240 feet
    1 2 3

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 31 St/6 Av, 180 feet away, for the M5.

  • 62 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 31 St/6 Av M5
    180 feet
    M5

Next buses at this stop

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Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Broadway.

  • 44 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 29 St 101 docks in all
    490 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. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 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

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on West 31st Street (south side).

East side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 31st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-8AM 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 5AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101305, 101982, 101983 and 105561.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 14 Individual Landmarks, and 20 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and Italianate. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1904.

  1. Grand Hotel Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Hotel Martinique Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Aberdeen Hotel Designated landmark
    510 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Horace Greeley Statue by Alexander Doyle, 1894
    380 feet
  2. Jerry McAuley Drinking Fountain Fountain, 1913
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 18 trade or language schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 colleges
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Authentic Bartending School Trade or language school
    210 feet
  2. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    690 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    860 feet
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  1. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    210 feet
  2. Dreamit ESL Trade or language school
    390 feet
  3. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    400 feet
  4. Career Education International Trade or language school
    660 feet
  5. US Training Center Trade or language school
    660 feet
  6. American Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    710 feet
  7. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    850 feet
  8. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    860 feet
  9. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    860 feet
  10. Coll of New Rochelle at NY Theo Semi College
    870 feet
  11. Chelsea Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  12. Birch Family Services School
    1,060 feet
  13. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,110 feet
  14. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  15. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  16. Empire Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  17. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ny 724 Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  18. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  19. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    1,190 feet
  20. Allen School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  21. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  22. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    330 feet
  2. Herald Square
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    110 feet
  2. Public space at 1250 Broadway Public space
    150 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
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  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 1185 Broadway Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at 325 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gilsey Hotel Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. The Wilbraham Listed historic place
    860 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Marble Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Transfiguration Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 261 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or West 31st 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, 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.