10th Avenue & West 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and West 49th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gutenberg Playground is 520 feet away, and Business of Sports School is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them schools, and 91 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 10th Avenue.

Safety record
14 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
W 49 St/10 Av · M50
Within a walk
30 places
12 schools, 8 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
10th Avenue & West 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1989) by Matt Mullican at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 49 St/10 Av, 70 feet away, for the M50.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 49 St/10 Av M50
    70 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 10th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 50 St & 10 Ave 55 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 500 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

North side of West 49th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 49th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 8 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103607 and 104277.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Business of Sports School
    660 feet
  2. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    660 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    660 feet
Show all 13
  1. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    660 feet
  2. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    660 feet
  3. Facing History School, The School
    910 feet
  4. Food and Finance High School
    910 feet
  5. High School of Hospitality Management School
    910 feet
  6. Manhattan Bridges High School
    910 feet
  7. Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The School
    910 feet
  8. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    1,080 feet
  9. Bright Horizons at West 53rd Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,220 feet
  10. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hell's Kitchen Park
    310 feet
  2. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    320 feet
  3. Gutenberg Playground
    520 feet
Show all 6
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    580 feet
  2. Oasis Community Garden
    910 feet
  3. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    520 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 91 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 10th Avenue or West 49th Street.

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