11th Avenue & West 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 11th Avenue and West 47th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hudson River Park is 740 feet away, and Facing History School, The is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 11 Av/W 47 St, is 30 feet away for the M12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Lincoln Tunnel
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
11 Av/W 47 St · M12
Within a walk
12 places
6 schools, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
11th Avenue & West 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 11 Av/W 47 St, 30 feet away, for the M12.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 11 Av/W 47 St M12
    30 feet
    M12

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 35 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 605 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, 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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree and the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2023; 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 11th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 47th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101839.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Passenger Ship Terminal, Pier 88.

  1. Wall Drawing #1252: Scribbles for Pier 88 Mural by Sol LeWitt, 2008
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  2. P.S. 051 Elias Howe School
    1,230 feet
  3. Facing History School, The School
    1,310 feet
Show all 7
  1. Food and Finance High School
    1,310 feet
  2. High School of Hospitality Management School
    1,310 feet
  3. Manhattan Bridges High School
    1,310 feet
  4. Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    740 feet
  2. Hell's Kitchen Park
    950 feet
  3. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Sunac Natural Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and six 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 47th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.