7th Avenue & West 20th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 20th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Chelsea Green is 310 feet away, and Japanese American United Church is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 99 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
7 Av/W 20 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
17 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 libraries and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 20th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 St 1
    520 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St 1
    750 feet
    1
  2. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 F L M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 20 St, 130 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 20 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M7 M20
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 20th Street.

  • 123 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 20 St & 7 Ave 32 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 444 West 19th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 20th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-3PM ALL DAYS
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 20th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102537, 102538, 104587 and 104955.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Round-arched Utilitarian. They were mostly built between 1864 and 1900.

  1. Women's Liberation Center Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. B. Altman Stable Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Hugh O'Neill Building Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Jewish Student Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Marie Pense Center Preschool
    1,270 feet
  3. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers School
    1,270 feet
Show all 5
  1. Royal Business School Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  2. Winston Preparatory School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chelsea Green Playground
    310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Muhlenberg Library
    950 feet
  2. Hotel Chelsea Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Joyce Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emunath Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at 135 West 23rd Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    530 feet
  2. 10th Precinct Police station
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    120 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 20th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.