West 50th Street & Rockefeller Plaza

West 50th Street and Rockefeller Plaza meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Associated Press Building, one of 24 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about three minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 156 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
660 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
5 Av/W 50 St · M1, M2, M3
Within a walk
24 places
9 public spaces, 6 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 50th Street & Rockefeller Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    660 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. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    1,270 feet
    E F
  2. 50 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 50 St, 430 feet away, for the M1, M2 and M3.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 50 St M1, M2, M3
    430 feet
    M1 M2 M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 51 St & Rockefeller Plaza 51 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

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

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 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 1973 and 2005.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 50th 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
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 50th Street

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 24 Individual Landmarks, and 26 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were built between 1858 and 1964.

  1. Associated Press Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. RCA Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  3. International Building Designated landmark
    200 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

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

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Saks Tower Public space
    590 feet
  2. Public space at Olympic Tower Public space
    840 feet
  3. Public space at 650 Fifth Avenue Public space
    960 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Tower 49 Public space
    1,050 feet
  2. Public space at 437 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,100 feet
  3. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,130 feet
  4. Public space at New York Palace Hotel Public space
    1,180 feet
  5. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,290 feet
  6. Public space at Harpercollins Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlas Statue Monument or memorial
    350 feet
  2. The Women's National Republican Club Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    600 feet
Show all 8
  1. Charles Sons Scribner's Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Houses at 647 and 651-653 Fifth Avenue, and 4 East 52nd Street Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. New York Bible Society Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  4. Villard Houses Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  5. Look Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    490 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 156 places to eat and seven 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 50th 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.