8th Avenue & Hudson Street

The five-way junction of 8th Avenue and Hudson Street is in the West Village, Manhattan. It lies inside the Greenwich Village Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Ross Building stands 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 107 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Hudson St/Bethune St · M11
Within a walk
19 places
5 listed historic places, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & Hudson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    0.3 miles
    A C E L

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. Christopher St-Stonewall 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life Underground” (2001) by Tom Otterness at the 14 St/8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hudson St/Bethune St, 120 feet away, for the M11.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hudson St/Bethune St M11
    120 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue, Bleecker Street and Hudson Street.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bank St & Hudson St 27 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 139 Charles Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10014
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
3
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 165 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SATURDAY 6AM-4PM

East side of Bleecker Street

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Hudson Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hudson Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102804, 102845 and 106671.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 612 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1842 and 1878.

  1. Laux Hotel Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. The Ross Building Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. Trowmart Inn Designated landmark
    240 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Abingdon Square Park.

  1. Abingdon Square Doughboy Statue by Philip H. Martiny, 1921
    130 feet
  2. The Family Sculpture by Chaim Gross, 1992
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bleecker Playground
    50 feet
  2. Abingdon Square
    110 feet
  3. Jane Street Garden
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    760 feet
  2. Jackson Square
    980 feet
  3. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bell Telephone Laboratories Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Westbeth Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. Museum of Illusions Museum
    1,250 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lorraine Hansberry Residence Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  2. House at 131 Charles Street Listed historic place
    1,290 feet
  3. Substation #235 (IND) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Seven Day Adventist Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Darech Amuno Congregation House of worship
    1,070 feet
  3. St John Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 155 Bank Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. 6th Precinct Police station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 107 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue, Bleecker Street or Hudson Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.