West 53rd Street & 6½ Avenue

West 53rd Street and 6½ Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. CBS Building, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 700 feet away, and August Wilson Theatre is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, nine of them theaters or concert halls, and 171 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
320 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D, E
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
7 Av/W 53 St · M20
Within a walk
42 places
19 public spaces, 9 theaters or concert halls and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 53rd Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    320 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. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    830 feet
    N Q R W
  2. 57 St M
    1,260 feet
    M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 53 St, 530 feet away, for the M20.

  • 65 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 53 St M20
    530 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 53 St 85 docks in all
    680 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,250 feet
  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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern and Moorish, one each, and built between 1922 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 42 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. International Academy of Hope School
    370 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    620 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Mandl School College
    1,250 feet
  4. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    240 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    310 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    340 feet
  2. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    620 feet
  4. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    660 feet
  5. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    690 feet
  6. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    710 feet
  7. Public space at CBS Public space
    740 feet
  8. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    760 feet
  9. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  10. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    910 feet
  11. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    980 feet
  12. Public space at Deutsche Bank Public space
    1,070 feet
  13. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,130 feet
  14. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    1,170 feet
  15. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,220 feet
  16. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. The Paley Center for Media Museum
    1,190 feet
Show all 6
  1. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. 53rd Street Library
    1,190 feet
  3. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  3. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 9
  1. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  2. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  3. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
  4. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  5. Radio City Music Hall Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  6. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 171 places to eat and ten 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6½ Avenue or West 53rd Street.

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