7th Avenue & West 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 34th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 60 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza is 880 feet away, and St John Baptist RC Church is 1,010 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 45 public places, 25 of them trade or language schools, and 253 places to eat.

Safety record
31 hurt
60 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 34 St/7 Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
45 places
25 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 80 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
    80 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. 34 St-Herald Sq B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W
    800 feet
    B D F M N Q R W
  2. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    840 feet
    A C E

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 W 34 St/7 Av, 80 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 63 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 34 St/7 Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS, SIM23, SIM24
    80 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS SIM23 SIM24

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. SIM23 …
  4. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

West 34th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 36 St & 7 Ave 38 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 60 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, undated in the City's record
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, 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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and July 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 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-9AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 34th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1PM-7PM

South side of West 34th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO MTA POLICE
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103943 and 104357.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival and neo-Renaissance, one each, and built between 1906 and 1926.

  1. Mills Hotel No. 3 Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. Fashion Tower Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 25 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 fire stations
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Alphaprimetech Trade or language school
    510 feet
  2. Itt Career Training Trade or language school
    510 feet
  3. Mercy Univ.-Manhattan Campus College
    1,170 feet
Show all 28
  1. Allen School Trade or language school
    660 feet
  2. Crown Business Inst Trade or language school
    660 feet
  3. Crown Business Sch Ats Communication Trade or language school
    660 feet
  4. Campus Education Trade or language school
    940 feet
  5. NY Institute of English and Business Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. Sae Institute of Technology (New Yor Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  7. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  8. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  9. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  10. Oxford International New York City Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  11. The American Comedy Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  12. American Career Center Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  13. Amlotus Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  14. Arthur Institute Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  15. Mega Science of Technology Learn Eng Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  16. NY Sch of Computer Technology Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  17. NYC Data Science Academy Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  18. New Age Training Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  19. New York International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  20. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  21. TCY Technologies Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  22. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  23. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  24. Winchendon School-Nyc School
    1,260 feet
  25. CUNY School of Professional Studies College
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herald Square
    890 feet
  2. Greeley Square Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    470 feet
  2. Public space at One Penn Plaza Public space
    510 feet
  3. Herald & Greeley Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Two Penn Plaza/Madison Square Garden Public space
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    910 feet
  2. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    1,170 feet
  2. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 253 places to eat and 14 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 34th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.