West 55th Street & 6½ Avenue

West 55th Street and 6½ Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. NYC Center Theater is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 57 St-7 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 179 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West 55th Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
280 feet · 1 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
7 Av/W 55 St · M20
Within a walk
39 places
22 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 55th Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    280 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. 57 St M
    770 feet
    M
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    870 feet
    B D E

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 55 St, 480 feet away, for the M20.

  • 62 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 55 St M20
    480 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West 55th Street.

  • 94 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical. They were built between 1883 and 1925.

  1. Rodin Studios Designated landmark
    620 feet
  2. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Steinway Hall Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    760 feet
  2. International Academy of Hope School
    850 feet
  3. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    940 feet
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  1. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    1,020 feet
  2. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  3. Volunteers of Amer - Greater NY Preschool
    1,220 feet
  4. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    210 feet
  2. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    360 feet
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  1. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    390 feet
  2. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    440 feet
  3. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    470 feet
  4. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    600 feet
  5. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    620 feet
  6. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    760 feet
  7. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    780 feet
  8. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  9. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    850 feet
  10. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    850 feet
  11. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    890 feet
  12. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    910 feet
  13. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    930 feet
  14. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  15. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,040 feet
  16. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,120 feet
  17. Public space at Painewebber Public space
    1,200 feet
  18. Public space at CBS Public space
    1,290 feet
  19. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Spyscape Museum
    1,160 feet
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  1. Alwyn Court Apartments Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
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  1. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,090 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 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 179 places to eat and 14 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 55th 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.