West 57th Street & 6½ Avenue

West 57th Street and 6½ Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing, one of 14 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away, and Columbus Circle Plaza is 1,220 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 31 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 130 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
57 St-7 Av
360 feet · 1 min on foot · N, Q, R, W
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
W 57 St/6 Av · SIM10, SIM30
Within a walk
31 places
16 public spaces, 5 trade or language schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 57th Street & 6½ Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 57 St-7 Av, 360 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
    360 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
    590 feet
    M
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    1,190 feet
    1 A B C D

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 W 57 St/6 Av, 370 feet away, for the SIM10 and SIM30.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 57 St/6 Av SIM10, SIM30
    370 feet
    SIM10 SIM30

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM10 …
  2. SIM30 …

Live arrivals

West 57th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & Central Park South 81 docks in all
    880 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 145 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    960 feet
  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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2013

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

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 14 Individual Landmarks, and 15 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Renaissance. They were built between 1883 and 1925.

  1. Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Alwyn Court Apartments Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. Steinway Hall Designated landmark
    370 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Central Park.

  1. General José de San Martín Statue by Louis-Joseph Daumas, 1951
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. John Robert Powers School Trade or language school
    400 feet
  2. Lia Schorr Inst of Cosmetic (The) Trade or language school
    720 feet
  3. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    890 feet
  2. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    1,240 feet
  3. The Business, Finance and Managemen Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Metropolitan Tower Public space
    120 feet
  2. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    370 feet
  3. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,220 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at Cityspire Public space
    370 feet
  2. Public space at Le Parker Meridien Hotel Public space
    440 feet
  3. Public space at Avenue of the Americas Plaza Public space
    650 feet
  4. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    670 feet
  5. Public space at London Hotel Public space
    790 feet
  6. Public space at 58 West 58th Street Public space
    890 feet
  7. Public space at 1325 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    930 feet
  8. Public space at 1370 Avenue of the Americas Public space
    1,000 feet
  9. Public space at Alliance Capital Public space
    1,010 feet
  10. Public space at 40 West 57th Street Public space
    1,030 feet
  11. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,060 feet
  12. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,140 feet
  13. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,190 feet
  14. Public space at Men's Apparel Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Central IND Substation Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    290 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    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 130 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6½ Avenue or West 57th Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.