12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 34th Street
The five-way junction of 12th Avenue, West Side Highway and West 34th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 56 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,640 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Hudson River Park is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Hudson Yards, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 16 places to eat. NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 34 St-Hudson Yards, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 34 St-Hudson Yards 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Funktional Vibrations” (2015) by Xenobia Bailey at the 34 St-Hudson Yards station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/W 33 St, 290 feet away, for the M12.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/W 33 St M12290 feetM12
Next buses at this stop
- M12 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- W 34 St & 11 Ave 80 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 466 10th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 505 West 37th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 56 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 27 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 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, July 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,640 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 108th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,192 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10018
- 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
- A designated truck route
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 34th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of West 34th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Vivvi 4 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hudson River Park100 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 34th Street & High Line 440 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 34th Street 930 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 30th Street 1,050 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 33rd Street 1,210 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 35th Street 1,210 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 39th Street 1,310 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 29th Street 1,320 feet
- West 34th Street & Hudson Boulevard East 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 12th Avenue, West 34th Street or West Side Highway.