7th Avenue & West 29th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 29th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. A designated landmark, 29th Street Towers, stands 330 feet away, and Japanese American United Church is 1,150 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 47 public places, 26 of them trade or language schools, and 210 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
7 Av/W 28 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
47 places
26 trade or language schools, 5 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 1
    280 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    870 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 23 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 28 St, 360 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 37 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 28 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    360 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 29th Street.

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 27 St & 7 Ave 75 docks in all
    550 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
    0.9 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    350 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 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
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, 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 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 56 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 14 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of West 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101833, 103232, 104654, 104655, 106499 and 107051.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Gothic Revival. They were mostly built between 1925 and 1926.

  1. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Furcraft Building Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 26 trade or language schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 colleges
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    160 feet
  2. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    620 feet
  3. Birch Family Services School
    790 feet
Show all 32
  1. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    730 feet
  4. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    780 feet
  5. Atlas School
    800 feet
  6. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    800 feet
  7. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    800 feet
  8. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    800 feet
  9. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    800 feet
  10. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    800 feet
  11. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    800 feet
  12. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    800 feet
  13. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    800 feet
  14. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    800 feet
  15. Satellite Academy High School
    820 feet
  16. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    820 feet
  17. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    820 feet
  18. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    890 feet
  19. Swedish Institute College
    960 feet
  20. Focus Personal Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  21. Career Education International Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  22. US Training Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  23. Allen School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  24. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  25. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  26. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esth Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  27. Teaching House Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  28. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  29. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Two Penn Plaza/Madison Square Garden Public space
    970 feet
  3. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,220 feet
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  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hias Research library
    160 feet
  2. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    1,150 feet
  2. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    90 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 210 places to eat and 12 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 29th 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.