7th Avenue & West 27th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 27th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fashion Institute of Technology is 100 feet away, and Muhlenberg Library is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about a minute on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 131 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
7 Av/W 28 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
27 places
9 trade or language schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 27th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 1
    290 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
    1,080 feet
    1
  2. 23 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 28 St, 190 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 28 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    190 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.

  • 86 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 27 St & 7 Ave 75 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2012
  • Turn calming, October 2025

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 3,100 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 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of West 27th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of West 27th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103926, 105713 and 106696.

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 1907 and 1928.

  1. Lefcourt Clothing Center Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 public spaces
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    100 feet
  2. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esth Trade or language school
    670 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
Show all 14
  1. Swedish Institute College
    450 feet
  2. Teaching House Trade or language school
    670 feet
  3. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    670 feet
  4. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    700 feet
  5. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    810 feet
  6. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  7. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  8. The High School of Fashion Industries School
    1,090 feet
  9. Birch Family Services School
    1,150 feet
  10. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  11. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at The Capitol at Chelsea Public space
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Hias Research library
    490 feet
  3. Muhlenberg Library
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Racquet Court Club Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Book Arts Arts or cultural center
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 131 places to eat and 16 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 27th 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.