8th Avenue & West 29th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 29th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Atlas School is 170 feet away, and James A Farley Post Office is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about four minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 20 of them trade or language schools, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
8 Av/W 28 St · M20
Within a walk
39 places
20 trade or language schools, 6 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    1,010 feet
    A C E

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St C, E
    1,060 feet
    C E
  2. 28 St 1
    1,120 feet
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Garden of Circus Delights” (2001) by Eric Fischl at 34 St-Penn Station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 28 St, 170 feet away, for the M20.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 28 St M20
    170 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 29th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 30 St & 8 Ave 66 docks in all
    320 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, November 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and November 2024; 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO AMTRAK
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 29th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101043, 105182, 106499 and 107051.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 15 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
    340 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 20 trade or language schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Atlas School
    170 feet
  2. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    170 feet
  3. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    170 feet
Show all 23
  1. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    170 feet
  3. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    170 feet
  4. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    170 feet
  5. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    170 feet
  6. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    170 feet
  7. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    170 feet
  8. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    180 feet
  9. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    330 feet
  10. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    350 feet
  11. Campus Education Trade or language school
    500 feet
  12. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    520 feet
  13. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    870 feet
  14. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  15. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  16. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  17. Magna Inst-Dental Lab-Tech 804 Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  18. Magna Institute Business Division Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  19. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  20. Fashion Institute of Technology College
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn South Playground
    1,130 feet
  2. Chelsea Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Bayard Rustin Apartment Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Hias Research library
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. West 28th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    830 feet
  2. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Holy Apostles Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Listed historic place
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 29th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.