West 48th Street & Rockefeller Plaza

West 48th Street and Rockefeller Plaza meet at a three-way junction in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. One Rockefeller Plaza (originally Time & Life Building), one of 17 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away, and Cort Theatre is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, for the B, D, F and M. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places and 177 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
570 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
5 Av/W 48 St · BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +3
Within a walk
22 places
8 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 48th Street & Rockefeller Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    570 feet
    B D F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. F …
  4. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 49 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 48 St, 410 feet away, for the BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 and three more.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 48 St BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4 +3 · Shelter
    410 feet
    BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5 BxM3 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BM1 …
  2. BM2 …
  3. BM3 …
  4. BM4 …
  5. BM5 …
  6. BxM3 …
  7. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 48th Street.

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza 57 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10020
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 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 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 2 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 18 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were built between 1912 and 1952.

  1. One Rockefeller Plaza (originally Time & Life Building) Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Eastern Airlines Building Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    810 feet
  2. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  3. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    940 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  2. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,050 feet
  3. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,130 feet
  4. Public space at Stevens Tower Public space
    1,150 feet
  5. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,120 feet
  3. Fred F. French Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet
  3. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Rockefeller Center Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    450 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 177 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rockefeller Plaza 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.