West 54th Street & 6½ Avenue

West 54th 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. Carnegie Hall is 740 feet away, and Mandl School is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St-7 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, four of them theaters or concert halls, and 167 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
7 Av/W 54 St · M7, M104
Within a walk
38 places
21 public spaces, 4 theaters or concert halls and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 54th Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    570 feet
    N Q R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. N …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
  4. W …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. N …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
  4. W …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av B, D, E
    580 feet
    B D E
  2. 57 St M
    1,000 feet
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Carnegie Hall Montage” (1994) by Josh Scharf at the 57 St-7 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 54 St, 410 feet away, for the M7 and M104.

  • 62 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 54 St M7, M104 · Shelter
    410 feet
    M7 M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 54th Street.

  • 90 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & W 55 St 67 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 1345 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1907 and 1924.

  1. CBS Building Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. International Academy of Hope School
    610 feet
  2. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    870 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    930 feet
Show all 8
  1. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    880 feet
  2. Mandl School College
    1,140 feet
  3. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  4. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  5. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    150 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    370 feet
Show all 21
  1. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    450 feet
  2. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    500 feet
  4. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    610 feet
  5. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    650 feet
  6. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    700 feet
  7. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    700 feet
  8. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    730 feet
  9. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    870 feet
  10. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    880 feet
  11. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    910 feet
  12. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    920 feet
  13. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,000 feet
  14. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,000 feet
  15. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,080 feet
  16. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,090 feet
  17. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    1,200 feet
  18. Public space at Museum of Modern Art Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Spyscape Museum
    1,210 feet
  2. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museum
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 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 167 places to eat and 11 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 54th 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.