Broadway & West 48th Street

Broadway and West 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Walter Kerr Theatre is 310 feet away, and Longacre Theatre is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 49 St, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 65 public places, 26 of them theaters or concert halls, and 253 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
49 St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
W 49 St/7 Av · M50
Within a walk
65 places
26 theaters or concert halls, 13 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 49 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St N, R, W
    280 feet
    N R W

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St 1
    590 feet
    1
  2. 50 St C, E
    990 feet
    C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 49 St/7 Av, 390 feet away, for the M50.

  • 53 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 49 St/7 Av M50 · Countdown sign
    390 feet
    M50
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 48th Street.

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 48 St 103 docks in all
    20 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. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 225 West 49th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1989 and 2001.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

North side of West 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of West 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103030 and 106235.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Twelve buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1894 and 1931.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. I. Miller Building Designated landmark
    560 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue by Charles Keck, 1937
    390 feet
  2. George M. Cohan Statue by Georg John Lober, 1959
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 public places.

  • 26 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    310 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    520 feet
  3. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    1,260 feet
Show all 14
  1. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    450 feet
  2. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    580 feet
  3. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    640 feet
  4. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  5. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    1,170 feet
  6. Professional Performing Arts High School
    1,260 feet
  7. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    1,270 feet
  8. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School
    1,270 feet
  9. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  10. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  11. Ec New York Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Ritz Public space
    510 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    930 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    840 feet
  4. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    860 feet
  5. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    950 feet
  6. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    960 feet
  7. Public space at United States Trust Public space
    1,120 feet
  8. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,120 feet
  9. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    1,140 feet
  10. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,240 feet
  11. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    440 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    310 feet
  2. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    320 feet
  3. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    360 feet
Show all 26
  1. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    400 feet
  2. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  3. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    450 feet
  4. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    470 feet
  5. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    540 feet
  6. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    580 feet
  7. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    600 feet
  8. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    610 feet
  9. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    710 feet
  10. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  11. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    760 feet
  12. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    850 feet
  13. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    860 feet
  14. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    930 feet
  15. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  16. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  17. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  18. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet
  19. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  20. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  21. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  22. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet
  23. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Malachys Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Times Square Church House of worship
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,190 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    330 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 253 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or West 48th 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.