8th Avenue & West 19th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 19th 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. Joyce Theatre is 90 feet away, and St. Peter's Church Parish Hall stands 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 12 of them schools, and 99 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 8th Avenue.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
770 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
8 Av/W 20 St · M20
Within a walk
25 places
12 schools, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 770 feet from this corner, about three 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
    770 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. 23 St C, E
    1,030 feet
    C E
  2. 18 St 1
    1,110 feet
    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/W 20 St, 360 feet away, for the M20.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 20 St M20
    360 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 20 St & 8 Ave 84 docks in all
    280 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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,200 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 19th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-4PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7:30AM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 19th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101697, 102512, 105202, 105203, 106095 and 106647.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 54 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1842 and 1858.

  1. Women's Liberation Center Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church Parish Hall Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers School
    510 feet
  2. Royal Business School Trade or language school
    510 feet
  3. P.S. 011: the Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
    720 feet
Show all 15
  1. Hudson High School of Learning Technologies School
    760 feet
  2. Humanities Preparatory Academy School
    760 feet
  3. James Baldwin School, The: a School for Expeditionary Learning School
    760 feet
  4. Landmark High School
    760 feet
  5. Manhattan Business Academy School
    760 feet
  6. Quest to Learn School
    760 feet
  7. N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies School
    820 feet
  8. N.Y.C. Museum School
    820 feet
  9. New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies School
    820 feet
  10. Lorge School
    1,120 feet
  11. Manhattan Jewish Student Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  12. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    660 feet
  2. Chelsea Green Playground
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Joyce Theatre Theater or concert hall
    90 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Emunath Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    760 feet

Fire and police

  1. 10th Precinct Police station
    590 feet
  2. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 19th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.