7th Avenue & West 16th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 16th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New York House and School of Industry, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 580 feet away, and McBurney YMCA is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/6 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them schools, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/6 Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
7 Av/W 17 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
22 places
4 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/6 Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    490 feet
    1 2 3 F L M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 18 St 1
    520 feet
    1
  2. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    850 feet
    A C E L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wild Things” (2024) by Fred Tomaselli at the 14 St/6 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 17 St, 210 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 17 St M7, M20
    210 feet
    M7 M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 16th Street.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 17 St & 7 Ave 47 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 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 foot
  • 4 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, March 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 16th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 16th Street

  • Loading only 3 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102378, 106505 and 106823.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 26 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1847 and 1899.

  1. (Former) Colored School No. 4 Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. New York House and School of Industry Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. 154 West 14th Street Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Winston Preparatory School
    660 feet
  2. Fedcap Career Design Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. Pratt Institute Manhattan Cntr College
    930 feet
Show all 11
  1. Manhattan Technical Inst 676 Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. Pusteblume International Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at West 14th Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  4. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers School
    1,130 feet
  5. Royal Business School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  6. City & Country School
    1,180 feet
  7. Sixth Avenue Elementary School
    1,190 feet
  8. Little Scholars Learning Center VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    1,070 feet
  2. Chelsea Green Playground
    1,140 feet
  3. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Andrew S. Norwood House Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis Xavier Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. McBurney YMCA Recreation center
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    960 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    470 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 16th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.