West 56th Street & 6½ Avenue

West 56th Street and 6½ Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Steinway Hall, one of 12 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 520 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, five of them trade or language schools, and 157 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
540 feet · 2 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
7 Av/W 57 St · M7, M104, BxM2
Within a walk
38 places
21 public spaces, 5 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 56th Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 540 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
    540 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
    580 feet
    M
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    1,130 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 57 St, 600 feet away, for the M7, M104 and BxM2.

  • 61 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 57 St M7, M104, BxM2
    600 feet
    M7 M104 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M104 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 84 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 51 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    870 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 May 2026.

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 5,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Renaissance and Neoclassical. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1917.

  1. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Rodin Studios Designated landmark
    470 feet
  3. Steinway Hall Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    680 feet
  2. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    960 feet
  3. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  2. International Academy of Hope School
    1,110 feet
  3. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  4. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    100 feet
  2. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    180 feet
  3. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    360 feet
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  1. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    370 feet
  2. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  4. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    650 feet
  5. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    650 feet
  6. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    730 feet
  7. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    730 feet
  8. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    780 feet
  9. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    860 feet
  10. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,030 feet
  11. Public space at Flatotel Public space
    1,050 feet
  12. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  13. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,100 feet
  14. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,110 feet
  15. Public space at 1301 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet
  16. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    1,170 feet
  17. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,190 feet
  18. Public space at 1330 Sixth Avenue Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Alwyn Court Apartments Listed historic place
    930 feet
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  1. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. NYC Center Theater Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Carnegie Hall Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 157 places to eat and 16 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6½ Avenue or West 56th 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.