11th Avenue & West 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 11th Avenue and West 57th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse stands 690 feet away, and Abraham Joshua Heschel School is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
W 57 St/11 Av · M12, M57
Within a walk
20 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
11th Avenue & West 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.5 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 W 57 St/11 Av, 40 feet away, for the M12 and M57.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 57 St/11 Av M12, M57 · Shelter
    40 feet
    M12 M57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …
  2. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 Ave & W 59 St 32 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 601 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 24 Level 2 chargers
    250 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 2003 and 2015.

Since 2014 at least 517 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 2 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of 11th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 57th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 3 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of West 57th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 10AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105517.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Neoclassical, and built between 1902 and 1905.

  1. Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 schools
  • 1 college
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Center of John Jay College of Criminal Justice Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  2. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    630 feet
  3. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    830 feet
Show all 10
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 606 West 57 Street Pre-K center
    430 feet
  2. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  5. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    1,060 feet
  6. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    1,120 feet
  7. Star a Kidz M Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. De Witt Clinton Park
    860 feet
  2. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Hudson River Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BMW Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Riverside Center Public space
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Emerson Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    960 feet
  2. Older adult center at 530 West 55th Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. NYPD Mounted Unit Police station
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 11th Avenue or West 57th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.