8th Avenue & West 26th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 26th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Penn South Playground is 360 feet away, and St Eleftherios Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about a minute on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 16 of them trade or language schools, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
8 Av/W 25 St · M20
Within a walk
41 places
16 trade or language schools, 12 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St C, E
    290 feet
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 23 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 25 St, 130 feet away, for the M20.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 25 St M20
    130 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 26th Street.

  • 63 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. 8 Ave & W 27 St 33 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,000 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 1960 and 2000.

Since 2014 at least 251 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 76 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and March 2026; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 26th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of West 26th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102756, 103278, 104047 and 106733.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 16 trade or language schools
  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  2. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esth Trade or language school
    580 feet
  3. The High School of Fashion Industries School
    840 feet
Show all 23
  1. Teaching House Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    710 feet
  3. Atlas School
    870 feet
  4. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    870 feet
  5. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    870 feet
  6. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    870 feet
  7. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    870 feet
  8. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    870 feet
  9. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    870 feet
  10. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    870 feet
  11. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    870 feet
  12. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    870 feet
  13. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    890 feet
  14. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,050 feet
  15. Manhattan Jewish Student Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  16. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  17. P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep School
    1,220 feet
  18. Swedish Institute College
    1,240 feet
  19. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  20. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn South Playground
    360 feet
  2. Chelsea Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayard Rustin Apartment Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manor Community Church House of worship
    610 feet
  2. St Eleftherios Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. St Pauls German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. Holy Apostles Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Emunath Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Japanese American United Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 26th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.