10th Avenue & West 55th Street

The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and West 55th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Independence High School is 340 feet away, and Columbus Library is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them schools, and 57 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
14 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
10 Av/W 55 St · M11, M31
Within a walk
24 places
6 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
10th Avenue & West 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 10 Av/W 55 St, 100 feet away, for the M11 and M31.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/W 55 St M11, M31
    100 feet
    M11 M31

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 10th Avenue and West 55th Street.

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 56 St & 10 Ave 43 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2017
  • 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 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and March 2023; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 55th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of West 55th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104010, 104348 and 105302.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 public spaces
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. High School for Environmental Studies School
    340 feet
  2. Independence High School
    340 feet
  3. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. Nysarc NYC - Esther Ashkenas School
    340 feet
  2. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Ahrc New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  4. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    920 feet
  5. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    960 feet
  6. Hudsonway Immersion School
    1,000 feet
  7. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    1,080 feet
  8. Bright Horizons at West 53rd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis Community Garden
    800 feet
  2. De Witt Clinton Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    820 feet
  2. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Trinity Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Our Saviour NY Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 530 West 55th Street Older adult center
    480 feet
  2. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. NYPD Mounted Unit Police station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    390 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 10th Avenue or West 55th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.