7th Avenue & West 26th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 26th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lefcourt Clothing Center, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 200 feet away, and Swedish Institute is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 133 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
7 Av/W 28 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
27 places
6 religious buildings, 6 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 1
    550 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
    820 feet
    1
  2. 23 St C, E
    1,090 feet
    C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 28 St, 440 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 28 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    440 feet
    M7 M20
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 7th Avenue, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 26th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 27 St & 7 Ave 75 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 258 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 80 signs on these blocks
  • 24 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 7:30am to 7pm on West 26th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on West 26th Street (south side).

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of West 26th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 1AM-7AM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101612, 102756, 104047, 104048, 105714 and 105715.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Gothic Revival. They were built between 1906 and 1928.

  1. Lefcourt Clothing Center Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Swedish Institute College
    340 feet
  2. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    360 feet
  3. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esth Trade or language school
    420 feet
Show all 11
  1. Teaching House Trade or language school
    420 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. The High School of Fashion Industries School
    840 feet
  4. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    930 feet
  5. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    960 feet
  6. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  7. Manhattan Jewish Student Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  8. Manhattan Edit Workshop Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn South Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    630 feet
  2. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Hias Research library
    740 feet
  3. Muhlenberg Library Landmark
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Hotel Chelsea Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. Emunath Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    380 feet
  2. Older adult center at 135 West 23rd Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    680 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 133 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 26th 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.