11th Avenue & West 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 11th Avenue and West 45th 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. P.S. 051 Elias Howe is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 11 Av/W 44 St, is 320 feet away for the M12, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 33 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 11th Avenue.

Safety record
9 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Lincoln Tunnel
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
11 Av/W 44 St · M12
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
11th Avenue & West 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 11 Av/W 44 St, 320 feet away, for the M12.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 11 Av/W 44 St M12
    320 feet
    M12

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 11th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 46 St & 11 Ave 25 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 605 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    860 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1996 and 2011.

Since 2014 at least 521 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 11th Avenue

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 45th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Bus layover only 2 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 7 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 45th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Bus layover only 3 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101843.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
  2. P.S. 051 Elias Howe School
    710 feet
  3. Beacon High School
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. Vivvi 6 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    760 feet
  2. Pier 84 Dog Run
    1,040 feet
  3. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Rescue 1 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Sunac Natural Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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 11th Avenue or West 45th 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.