7th Avenue & West 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 31st Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Engine 1/Ladder 24 firehouse is 390 feet away, and Fashion Institute of Technology is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 18 of them trade or language schools, and 243 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
350 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
7 Av/W 31 St · M7, M20
Within a walk
40 places
18 trade or language schools, 4 public spaces and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    350 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St 1
    800 feet
    1
  2. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    1,170 feet
    B D F M N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists three works at 34 St-Penn Station, among them “When the animals speak...” (1998) by Elizabeth Grajales and “The Arches of Old Penn Station; The Arc of Gradiva” (2018) by Diana Al-Hadid.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 31 St, 120 feet away, for the M7 and M20.

  • 45 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 31 St M7, M20 · Shelter
    120 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

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 31 St & 7 Ave 84 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    870 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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, June 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 79 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 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, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

West side of 7th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of West 31st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102237, 103789, 105214 and 107058.

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
    680 feet
  2. Furcraft Building Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 18 trade or language schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    410 feet
  2. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    740 feet
  3. Satellite Academy High School
    980 feet
Show all 22
  1. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    420 feet
  2. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. Allen School Trade or language school
    640 feet
  4. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    640 feet
  5. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    640 feet
  6. Techno-Dent Training Ctr Trade or language school
    880 feet
  7. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    890 feet
  8. Campus Education Trade or language school
    920 feet
  9. International Career Inst 675 Trade or language school
    980 feet
  10. Intl Career Inst-Bus DIV (5002) Trade or language school
    980 feet
  11. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  12. Alphaprimetech Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  13. Itt Career Training Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  14. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  15. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,140 feet
  16. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  17. Birch Family Services School
    1,310 feet
  18. Career Education International Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  19. US Training Center Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greeley Square Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Two Penn Plaza/Madison Square Garden Public space
    450 feet
  2. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    700 feet
  3. Public space at One Penn Plaza Public space
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Hotel Eventi Public space
    1,190 feet
  2. Public space at 1241 Broadway Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hias Research library
    680 feet
  2. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    630 feet
  2. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    1,060 feet
  2. James A Farley Post Office Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    400 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    610 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 243 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 31st 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.