West 52nd Street & 6½ Avenue

West 52nd Street and 6½ Avenue 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. NYC Center Theater is 850 feet away, and the Paley Center for Media is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, nine of them theaters or concert halls, and 163 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D, E
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
7 Av/W 52 St · M7, M104
Within a walk
37 places
17 public spaces, 9 theaters or concert halls and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 52nd Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    580 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. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    1,020 feet
    B D F M
  2. 50 St 1
    1,040 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 52 St, 410 feet away, for the M7 and M104.

  • 59 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 52 St M7, M104
    410 feet
    M7 M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West 52nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 52 St & 6 Ave 59 docks in all
    450 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
    1.1 miles
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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 1,300 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 1916 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Modern, one each, and built between 1931 and 1964.

  1. CBS Building Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    410 feet
  2. International Academy of Hope School
    640 feet
  3. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    900 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
  3. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    90 feet
  2. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    400 feet
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  1. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    460 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    660 feet
  5. Public space at CBS Public space
    830 feet
  6. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    940 feet
  7. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    1,020 feet
  9. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  10. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,080 feet
  11. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,100 feet
  12. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet
  13. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  14. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    260 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  2. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    830 feet
  3. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    850 feet
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  1. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    920 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  4. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  5. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  6. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    720 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 163 places to eat and eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6½ Avenue or West 52nd 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.