7th Avenue & West 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and West 39th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nederlander Theatre is 520 feet away, and the Engine 26 firehouse is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 256 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
270 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
7 Av/W 41 St · M7, M20, BxM2
Within a walk
29 places
9 trade or language schools, 5 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & West 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    270 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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    860 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,320 feet
    1 2 3

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 41 St, 570 feet away, for the M7, M20 and BxM2.

  • 55 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/W 41 St M7, M20, BxM2
    570 feet
    M7 M20 BxM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M20 …
  3. BxM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue and West 39th Street.

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 23 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 40 St & 7 Ave 45 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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
10018
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
50 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.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 77 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and January 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 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 3 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 39th Street

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

South side of West 39th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102047, 102478, 106296 and 107647.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1922.

  1. Mills Hotel No. 3 Designated landmark
    690 feet
  2. Knickerbocker Hotel Annex Designated landmark
    710 feet
  3. Springs Mills Building Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    490 feet
  2. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    600 feet
Show all 10
  1. NY School-Locksmithing 618 Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. Nat Sch of Locksmithing & Alarms Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. New York School of Design Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  4. Mti Bus Sch of Ny(tech Div)(5001) Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  5. Mti Business School-Queens (5002) Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  6. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  7. Touro University College
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    300 feet
  2. Garment District Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    480 feet
  3. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    1,040 feet
  2. Colony Arcade Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Greenwich Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    520 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet
  2. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Innocents RC Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Millinery Center Synagogue House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    420 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    510 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 256 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or West 39th 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.