10th Avenue & West 56th Street

The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and West 56th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. High School for Environmental Studies is 230 feet away, and Oasis Community Garden is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them schools, and 50 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 10th Avenue.

Safety record
11 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
10 Av/W 55 St · M11, M31
Within a walk
24 places
5 schools, 4 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
10th Avenue & West 56th 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 eight 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, 180 feet away, for the M11 and M31.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/W 55 St M11, M31
    180 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.

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 601 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 24 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

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
6
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and April 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • NYP plates only 2 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of 10th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 56th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:30AM-5PM

South side of West 56th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101153 and 104010.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were built between 1880 and 1886.

  1. The Windermere Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. High School for Environmental Studies School
    230 feet
  2. Independence High School
    230 feet
  3. Ahrc New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    550 feet
Show all 10
  1. Nysarc NYC - Esther Ashkenas School
    230 feet
  2. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    660 feet
  3. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  4. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  5. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    1,220 feet
  6. Hudsonway Immersion School
    1,260 feet
  7. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Concerto Public space
    1,080 feet
  3. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at BMW Public space
    1,130 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Presbyterian Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Our Saviour NY Church Landmark
    1,000 feet
  3. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 530 West 55th Street Older adult center
    740 feet
  2. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. NYPD Mounted Unit Police station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    650 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 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 50 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 10th Avenue or West 56th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.