8th Avenue & West 28th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 28th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,905 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. A designated landmark, 29th Street Towers, stands 560 feet away, and Manor Community Church is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the C and E. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 18 of them trade or language schools, and 79 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
8 Av/W 28 St · M20
Within a walk
39 places
18 trade or language schools, 7 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St C, E
    800 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
    860 feet
    1
  2. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    1,260 feet
    A C E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 28 St, 130 feet away, for the M20.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 28 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.

  • 77 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. 8 Ave & W 27 St 33 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2015

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,905 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 446th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 635 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 258 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of West 28th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101043, 101847, 105181 and 106133.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1852.

  1. Furcraft Building Designated landmark
    520 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 18 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    200 feet
  2. Atlas School
    350 feet
  3. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    350 feet
Show all 21
  1. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    350 feet
  3. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    350 feet
  4. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    350 feet
  5. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    350 feet
  6. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    350 feet
  7. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    350 feet
  8. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    350 feet
  9. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    370 feet
  10. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    580 feet
  11. Campus Education Trade or language school
    750 feet
  12. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    780 feet
  13. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  14. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,050 feet
  15. Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esth Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  16. Teaching House Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  17. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  18. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn South Playground
    870 feet
  2. Chelsea Park
    1,010 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayard Rustin Apartment Listed historic place
    540 feet
  2. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hias Research library
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  2. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Apostles Church Landmark · listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Manor Community Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Older adult center at 305 7th Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,070 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and ten 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 28th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.