12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 26th Street

The five-way junction of 12th Avenue, West Side Highway and West 26th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. It lies on the edge of the West Chelsea Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Chelsea Waterside Park is 1,090 feet away, and Chelsea Waterside Dog Park is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/W 27 St, is 230 feet away for the M12. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Lincoln Tunnel
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
12 Av/W 27 St · M12
Within a walk
7 places
2 listed historic places, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/W 27 St, 230 feet away, for the M12.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 12 Av/W 27 St M12
    230 feet
    M12

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 26th Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers 43 docks in all
    0.4 miles

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. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 10 Hudson Yards Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 26th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of West 26th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the West Chelsea Historic District.

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, Industrial Neoclassical and Modern, one each, and built between 1890 and 1931.

  1. Starrett-Lehigh Building Designated landmark
    400 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 research library

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    100 feet
  2. Chelsea Waterside Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Chelsea Waterside Dog Park Dog run
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 7 Ambulance station
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Frying Pan Shoals Lightship No. 115 Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. John J. Harvey, Fireboat Listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. Aperture Foundation Research library
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and homes within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 12th Avenue, West 26th Street or West Side Highway.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.