Broadway & West 50th Street

Broadway and West 50th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Winter Garden Theatre is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places, 21 of them theaters or concert halls, and 242 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Broadway.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
W 50 St/7 Av · M50
Within a walk
57 places
21 theaters or concert halls, 13 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St 1
    80 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 49 St N, R, W
    480 feet
    N R W
  2. 50 St C, E
    610 feet
    C E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Alice: The Way Out” (1994) by Liliana Porter at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 50 St/7 Av, 240 feet away, for the M50.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 50 St/7 Av M50
    240 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 48 St 103 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    560 feet
  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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Thirteen 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
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and March 2024; 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 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

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

North side of West 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102272, 105155, 106241 and 107136.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1925 and 1929.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    180 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 21 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    140 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    690 feet
Show all 11
  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    790 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    970 feet
  4. International Academy of Hope School
    1,140 feet
  5. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  7. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    460 feet
  3. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    720 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at Ritz Public space
    810 feet
  3. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    890 feet
  4. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    920 feet
  5. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,160 feet
  7. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,180 feet
  8. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,210 feet
  9. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,210 feet
  10. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    110 feet
  2. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    230 feet
  3. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    300 feet
Show all 21
  1. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    480 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  3. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    530 feet
  4. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    680 feet
  5. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    700 feet
  6. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  7. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    770 feet
  8. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    780 feet
  9. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  10. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  11. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  12. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  13. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet
  14. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet
  15. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  16. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  17. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  18. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church Landmark
    430 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    570 feet
  2. Radio City Post Office
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    240 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    480 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 242 places to eat and eight 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 50th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.