West 51st Street & 6½ Avenue

West 51st Street and 6½ Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Winter Garden Theatre is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, is about three minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, nine of them theaters or concert halls, and 166 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
760 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
6 Av/W 51 St · QM10, QM12, QM24
Within a walk
33 places
15 public spaces, 9 theaters or concert halls and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 51st Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 760 feet from this corner, about three 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
    760 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. 50 St 1
    780 feet
    1
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    840 feet
    B D E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 51 St, 580 feet away, for the QM10, QM12 and QM24.

  • 59 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 51 St QM10, QM12, QM24
    580 feet
    QM10 QM12 QM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM10 …
  2. QM12 …
  3. QM24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 51st Street.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 140 West 51st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    310 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 three 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco, and built between 1931 and 1964.

  1. RCA Building West Designated landmark
    760 feet
  2. CBS Building Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 15 public spaces
  • 9 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    150 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
  3. International Academy of Hope School
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    920 feet
  3. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  4. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    350 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    660 feet
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  1. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    840 feet
  4. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  5. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    920 feet
  6. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,040 feet
  7. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,090 feet
  8. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,210 feet
  9. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    1,230 feet
  10. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,280 feet
  11. Public space at 1251 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,290 feet
  12. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    520 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    560 feet
  2. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    790 feet
Show all 9
  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  2. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  3. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet
  4. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  5. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  6. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    890 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    750 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    970 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 166 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6½ Avenue or West 51st Street.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.