12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 54th Street
The five-way junction of 12th Avenue, West Side Highway and West 54th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Private Passage” is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/W 55 St, is 370 feet away for the M12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/W 55 St, 370 feet away, for the M12.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/W 55 St M12370 feetM12
Next buses at this stop
- M12 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on West 54th Street.
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 54 St & 11 Ave 59 docks in all740 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.
- 720 11th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 601 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 24 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10019
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 3 and 6 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 18
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hell's Kitchen
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 in 2015.
Since 2014 at least 143 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Bus layover only 3 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
West side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 54th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of West 54th Street
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Clinton Cove at Hudson River Park.
- Private Passage Sculpture by Malcolm Cochran, 2005620 feet
- Clinton War Memorial Statue by Burt William Johnson, 1929710 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- District 2 Pre-K Center at 606 West 57 Street Pre-K center1,200 feet
- The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
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- Bright Horizons at West 53rd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- De Witt Clinton Park90 feet
- De Witt Clinton Park Playground340 feet
- Hudson River Park350 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- The Emerson Listed historic place1,050 feet
Fire and police
- NYPD Mounted Unit Police station1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 55th Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 52nd Street 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 56th Street 540 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 54th Street 680 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 51st Street 790 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 55th Street 940 feet
- 11th Avenue & West 53rd Street 940 feet
- 12th Avenue & West Side Highway at West 50th Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue, West 54th Street or West Side Highway.