Broadway & West 38th Street

Broadway and West 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fashion Tower, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 430 feet away, and Herald & Greeley Square Plaza is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and nine more. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places and 255 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
W 37 St/Broadway · Q32
Within a walk
32 places
10 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    550 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
10 lines
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Downtown
10 lines
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Queens
1 line
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Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    730 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    850 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists nine works at the Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term station, among them “The Commuter's Lament/A Close Shave” (1991) by Norman B Colp and “New York in Transit” (2001) by Jacob Lawrence.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 37 St/Broadway, 280 feet away, for the Q32.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 37 St/Broadway Q32
    280 feet
    Q32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 38th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 38 St 68 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
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-Times Square
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1986 and 2017.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 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

West side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 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 stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101186, 101187, 102139, 102529 and 103869.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1906 and 1926.

  1. Fashion Tower Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Designated landmark
    510 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Bryant Park.

  1. José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Statue by José Otavio Correia Lima, 1955
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    340 feet
  3. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,170 feet
Show all 13
  1. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    710 feet
  2. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    820 feet
  3. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    820 feet
  4. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    970 feet
  5. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  6. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  7. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  8. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  9. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    1,190 feet
  10. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    880 feet
  2. Bryant Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    200 feet
  2. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    620 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. Knickerbocker Hotel Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  4. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    370 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    230 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 255 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or West 38th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.