8th Avenue & West 18th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 18th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers is 260 feet away, and St. Peter's Church Episcopal Church stands 700 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 13 of them schools, and 93 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
530 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
8 Av/W 17 St · M20
Within a walk
29 places
13 schools, 4 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    530 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. 18 St 1
    870 feet
    1
  2. 23 St C, E
    1,270 feet
    C E

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/W 17 St, 160 feet away, for the M20.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 17 St M20
    160 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 17 St & 8 Ave 74 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 444 West 19th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2022
  • Turn calming, October 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7:30AM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 18th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 18th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103769, 105203 and 106647.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were built between 1827 and 1871.

  1. St. Peter's Church Parish Hall Designated landmark
    630 feet
  2. Women's Liberation Center Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers School
    260 feet
  2. Royal Business School Trade or language school
    260 feet
  3. N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies School
    580 feet
Show all 16
  1. N.Y.C. Museum School
    580 feet
  2. New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies School
    580 feet
  3. Hudson High School of Learning Technologies School
    740 feet
  4. Humanities Preparatory Academy School
    740 feet
  5. James Baldwin School, The: a School for Expeditionary Learning School
    740 feet
  6. Landmark High School
    740 feet
  7. Manhattan Business Academy School
    740 feet
  8. Quest to Learn School
    740 feet
  9. Lorge School
    870 feet
  10. P.S. 011: the Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
    960 feet
  11. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  12. Law Journal Paralegal Institute Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  13. Corlears School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    410 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Museum of Illusions Museum
    1,140 feet
  3. Andrew S. Norwood House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Joyce Theatre Theater or concert hall
    210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Older adult center at 119 9th Avenue Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. 10th Precinct Police station
    830 feet
  2. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 18th 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.