Broadway & West 54th Street

Broadway and West 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. The corner is also named Big Apple Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Studio 54 is 380 feet away, and Columbus Circle Plaza is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, ten of them theaters or concert halls, and 211 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, E
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
7 Av/W 54 St · M7, M104
Within a walk
47 places
16 public spaces, 10 theaters or concert halls and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    310 feet
    B D E

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    590 feet
    N Q R W
  2. 50 St 1
    1,110 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 54 St, 360 feet away, for the M7 and M104.

  • 46 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 54 St M7, M104 · Shelter
    360 feet
    M7 M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway and West 54th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 53 St 85 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
73 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Big Apple Corner, a co-naming enacted on February 12, 1997 (Local Law 7 of 1997).

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 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 1964 and 1987.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Big Apple Corner.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 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 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 54th Street (south side).

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • 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 54th 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102933, 104176, 105546 and 106418.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1889 and 1929.

  1. Hollywood Theater Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Society House of the American Society of Civil Engineers Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. A. T. Demarest & Company and Peerless Motor Car Company Buildings Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 16 public spaces
  • 10 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 museums
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mandl School College
    450 feet
  2. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    450 feet
  3. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    520 feet
  2. International Academy of Hope School
    580 feet
  3. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  4. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  5. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  6. P.S. 035 School
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    310 feet
  3. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    670 feet
  5. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    750 feet
  6. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    840 feet
  7. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    950 feet
  8. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,140 feet
  9. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    1,140 feet
  10. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,150 feet
  11. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    1,170 feet
  12. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,200 feet
  13. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet
  14. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. Spyscape Museum
    520 feet
Show all 7
  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    1,280 feet
  3. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  4. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    370 feet
  2. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    380 feet
  3. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    680 feet
Show all 10
  1. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    730 feet
  2. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    920 feet
  4. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    990 feet
  5. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,000 feet
  6. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  7. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 211 places to eat and 12 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 54th 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 Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.