7th Avenue & West 21st Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 21st Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Women's Liberation Center, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 600 feet away, and Emunath Israel Congregation is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 111 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
7 Av/W 20 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St 1
    510 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 St 1
    770 feet
    1
  2. 23 St F, M
    0.3 miles
    F M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 20 St, 380 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 20 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    380 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 21st Street.

  • 144 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. West 24th Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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 6,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 21st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of West 21st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101313, 101314, 104587 and 104957.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1866 and 1929.

  1. Hotel Chelsea Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. Women's Liberation Center Designated landmark
    600 feet
  3. Hugh O'Neill Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Jewish Student Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chelsea Green Playground
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Muhlenberg Library Landmark
    710 feet
  2. Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  3. Poster House Museum
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emunath Israel Congregation House of worship
    760 feet
  2. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    960 feet
  3. St Pauls German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Older adult center at 135 West 23rd Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    900 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    920 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 111 places to eat and 19 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 21st 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.