7th Avenue & West 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 38th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Midtown Station is 380 feet away, and New Victory Theater is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 19 of them trade or language schools, and 251 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
7 Av/W 36 St · M7, M20, Q32
Within a walk
39 places
19 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    520 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
10 lines
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Downtown
10 lines
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Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,060 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    1,120 feet
    7 B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists nine works at the Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term station, among them “The Commuter's Lament/A Close Shave” (1991) by Norman B Colp and “New York in Transit” (2001) by Jacob Lawrence.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/W 36 St, 500 feet away, for the M7, M20 and Q32.

  • 56 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 36 St M7, M20, Q32
    500 feet
    M7 M20 Q32

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …
  3. Q32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 38th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 38 St 68 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 38th Street (south side).

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

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

North side of West 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102480, 103599, 105976 and 106296.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern, Renaissance Revival and neo-Renaissance, one each, and built between 1906 and 1963.

  1. Mills Hotel No. 3 Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. Fashion Tower Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 19 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 3 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    350 feet
  3. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    740 feet
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  1. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    810 feet
  2. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  4. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  5. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  6. New York English Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  8. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  9. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  10. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  11. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  12. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  13. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  14. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  15. City-Pro Group Preschool
    1,260 feet
  16. Touro University College
    1,270 feet
  17. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  18. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    560 feet
  2. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet
  3. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
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  1. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Knickerbocker Hotel Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  4. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    1,290 feet
  5. R. H. Macy and Company Store Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    840 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    380 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    20 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    250 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 251 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 38th 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.