10th Avenue & West 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and West 53rd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs is 440 feet away, and Hudsonway Immersion School is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 11 of them schools, and 79 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 10th Avenue.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
10 Av/W 53 St · M11
Within a walk
26 places
11 schools, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
10th Avenue & West 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    0.4 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. 7 Av B, D, E
    0.5 miles
    B D E

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 10 Av/W 53 St, 50 feet away, for the M11.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/W 53 St M11 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 76 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 53 St & 10 Ave 29 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.9 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
    710 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 182 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 53rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 53rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102256, 103356 and 106793.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    440 feet
  2. Hudsonway Immersion School
    470 feet
  3. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    550 feet
Show all 14
  1. Bright Horizons at West 53rd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. High School for Environmental Studies School
    860 feet
  3. Independence High School
    860 feet
  4. Nysarc NYC - Esther Ashkenas School
    860 feet
  5. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  6. Facing History School, The School
    1,160 feet
  7. Food and Finance High School
    1,160 feet
  8. High School of Hospitality Management School
    1,160 feet
  9. Manhattan Bridges High School
    1,160 feet
  10. Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The School
    1,160 feet
  11. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis Community Garden
    280 feet
  2. De Witt Clinton Park
    950 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    660 feet
  2. The Emerson Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    470 feet
  2. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 530 West 55th Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. NYPD Mounted Unit Police station
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    140 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and 15 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 53rd 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.