Broadway & West 40th Street

Broadway and West 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Springs Mills Building, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 410 feet away, and Times Square Plaza is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about a minute on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and nine more. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 13 of them trade or language schools, and 240 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
7 Av/W 41 St · M7, M20, BxM2
Within a walk
41 places
13 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 19 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
    60 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
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    540 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    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 7 Av/W 41 St, 580 feet away, for the M7, M20 and BxM2.

  • 66 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 41 St M7, M20, BxM2
    580 feet
    M7 M20 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 40th Street.

  • 78 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 22 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 41 St 55 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and December 2025; 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 10am to 4pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 40th 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

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

North side of West 40th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103672, 104934, 105070 and 106984.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1918.

  1. Knickerbocker Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. Knickerbocker Hotel Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva Statue by José Otavio Correia Lima, 1955
    650 feet
  2. Benito Juarez Statue by Moises Cabrera Orozco, 2004
    730 feet
  3. Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain, 1912
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 colleges
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    460 feet
  2. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    460 feet
  3. Touro University College
    950 feet
Show all 16
  1. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    560 feet
  2. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    870 feet
  3. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    870 feet
  4. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    870 feet
  5. Kree Inst of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  6. CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Comm College
    1,040 feet
  7. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  8. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  9. Hair Academy Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  10. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    1,240 feet
  11. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  12. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  13. Ec New York Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    640 feet
  2. Carousel in Bryant Park Park feature
    900 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    260 feet
  2. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    350 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Bell Atlantic Public space
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Candler Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    1,050 feet
Show all 8
  1. American Radiator Building Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. Engineering Societies' Building and Engineers' Club Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  5. New York Public Library and Bryant Park Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    630 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
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  1. Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  2. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet
  3. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  4. Town Hall Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    1,000 feet
  2. Older adult center at 127 West 43rd Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    70 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 240 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or West 40th 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.