West 49th Street & Rockefeller Plaza

West 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. RCA Building, one of 20 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 200 feet away, and Eastern Airlines Building stands 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 173 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
630 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
W 49 St/5 Av · M50
Within a walk
22 places
10 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 49th Street & Rockefeller Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    630 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 W 49 St/5 Av, 290 feet away, for the M50.

  • 78 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 49 St/5 Av M50 · Countdown sign
    290 feet
    M50
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 49th Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 20 Individual Landmarks, and 21 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1930 and 1937.

  1. One Rockefeller Plaza (originally Time & Life Building) Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. RCA Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. Eastern Airlines Building Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    790 feet
  3. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    1,100 feet
  2. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,120 feet
  3. Public space at McGraw-Hill Public space
    1,140 feet
  4. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  5. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet
  6. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  7. Public space at 1211 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    510 feet
  2. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    710 feet
Show all 6
  1. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    860 feet
  3. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Saint Patrick's Cathedral Listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    780 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 173 places to eat and eight 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 49th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.