8th Avenue & West 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 12th 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 Bank Street School stands 230 feet away, and Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the A, C, E and L. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 102 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
8 Av/Bleecker St · L92, M14A SBS, M20
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,060 feet
    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
    1,150 feet
    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 8 Av/Bleecker St, 70 feet away, for the L92, M14A SBS and M20.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/Bleecker St L92, M14A SBS, M20 · Countdown sign
    70 feet
    L92 M14A SBS M20
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. L92 …
  2. M14A SBS …
  3. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue.

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 12 St & Hudson St 45 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    700 feet
  2. 400 West 12th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 142 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

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

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SATURDAY 6AM-4PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 12th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102804, 106315 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, 548 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1843 and 1878.

  1. The Bank Street School Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Trowmart Inn Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. Laux Hotel Designated landmark
    380 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
    220 feet
  2. The Family Sculpture by Chaim Gross, 1992
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Notre Dame School
    1,050 feet
  2. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  3. International Language Center Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. West Village Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abingdon Square
    100 feet
  2. Jane Street Garden
    260 feet
  3. Bleecker Playground
    360 feet
Show all 6
  1. Jackson Square
    670 feet
  2. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    680 feet
  3. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    940 feet

Health care

  1. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Illusions Museum
    940 feet
  2. Substation #235 (IND) Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. New York Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Seven Day Adventist Church Landmark
    880 feet
  2. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Darech Amuno Congregation House of worship
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. St John Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    50 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,120 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 12th 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.