Broadway & West 51st Street

Broadway and West 51st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Circle in the Square Theater is 190 feet away, and Mandl School is 1,120 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 51 public places, 16 of them theaters or concert halls, and 244 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
320 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
W 50 St/7 Av · M50
Within a walk
51 places
16 theaters or concert halls, 13 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    550 feet
    B D E
  2. 50 St C, E
    620 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, 500 feet away, for the M50.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 51st Street.

  • 102 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 51 St & 7 Ave 78 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020

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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 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 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 51st Street (south side).

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104265, 105406, 105500, 106047 and 107112.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1926 and 1929.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 public places.

  • 16 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 public spaces
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    400 feet
  2. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    720 feet
  3. International Academy of Hope School
    890 feet
Show all 11
  1. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    540 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  4. Mandl School College
    1,120 feet
  5. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  6. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  7. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  8. P.S. 035 School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    680 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    970 feet
  4. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    970 feet
  5. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at Ritz Public space
    1,070 feet
  7. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,090 feet
  8. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,140 feet
  9. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,170 feet
  10. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    190 feet
  2. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    220 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    440 feet
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  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    450 feet
  3. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    510 feet
  4. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  5. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    740 feet
  6. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    790 feet
  7. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    940 feet
  8. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  9. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  10. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  11. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  12. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  13. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church Landmark
    270 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    700 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    830 feet
  2. Radio City Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    220 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    500 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 244 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 51st 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.