About 5th Ave - 53rd St
Fifth Avenue - 53rd Street station sits at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 53rd Street, placing visitors within a short walk of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - one of the world's premier collections of modern and contemporary art including Van Gogh's Starry Night and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - and St Patrick's Cathedral, New York's neo-Gothic Roman Catholic masterpiece.
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Traveller Tips
- 1MoMA is a 1-minute walk and is free on Friday evenings 5:30-9pm
- 2St Patrick's Cathedral is free to visit - one of America's most beautiful Gothic churches
- 3The Paley Center for Media (free) screens rare TV and radio broadcasts at 52nd and 5th
- 4Saks Fifth Avenue flagship (directly at 5th and 50th) has a free 360° rooftop bar in summer
Accessibility
✓Wheelchair accessible
✓Step-free access
✓Audio announcements
✓Visual displays
✓Accessible toilets
✓Tactile guides
Facilities
Toilets
Shops
Info Desk
Nearby Attractions
MoMA Museum of Modern Art
St Patrick's Cathedral
Saks Fifth Avenue
Trump Tower (for photos)
The Paley Center for Media
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Zone 1
Travel Zone
Est. 1955
Zone 1 Stations
Step-free access available