11th Avenue & West 53rd Street
The four-way crossing of 11th Avenue and West 53rd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. De Witt Clinton Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 11 Av/W 54 St, is 220 feet away for the M12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them schools, and 18 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 11th Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 11 Av/W 54 St, 220 feet away, for the M12.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 11 Av/W 54 St M12220 feetM12
Next buses at this stop
- M12 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 11th Avenue.
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 52 St & 11 Ave 55 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 11th Avenue Gas station670 feet
- 500 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,400 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 1977 and 2009.
Since 2014 at least 182 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 11th Avenue (west side).
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
North side of West 53rd Street
- Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 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 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104152 and 104243.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in De Witt Clinton Park.
- Clinton War Memorial Statue by Burt William Johnson, 1929200 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 older adult centers
- 2 parks
- 1 garden
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Bright Horizons at West 53rd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K340 feet
- Hudsonway Immersion School590 feet
- The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
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- Facing History School, The School1,040 feet
- Food and Finance High School1,040 feet
- High School of Hospitality Management School1,040 feet
- Manhattan Bridges High School1,040 feet
- Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The School1,040 feet
- District 2 Pre-K Center at 606 West 57 Street Pre-K center1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- De Witt Clinton Park50 feet
- De Witt Clinton Park Playground840 feet
- Oasis Community Garden890 feet
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- Hudson River Park1,020 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Clinton Green Public space1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- The Emerson Listed historic place110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 530 West 55th Street Older adult center1,130 feet
- Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center1,210 feet
Fire and police
- NYPD Mounted Unit Police station420 feet
Supermarkets
- D'Agostino Supermarket1,200 feet
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
- Brooklyn Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,040 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 13 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:
- 11th Avenue & West 54th Street 260 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 52nd Street 260 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 55th Street 520 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 51st Street 520 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 50th Street 780 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 56th Street 780 feet
- 10th Avenue & West 53rd Street 900 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 52nd Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or West 53rd Street.