8th Avenue & West 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 31st Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 65 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Theater at Madison Square Garden is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 32 of them trade or language schools, and 208 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 8th Avenue.

Safety record
25 hurt
65 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
490 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
8 Av/W 31 St · M20
Within a walk
45 places
32 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    490 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. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    1,250 feet
    1 2 3
  2. 23 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E

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 31 St, 130 feet away, for the M20.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 31 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 31 St 97 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 10 Hudson Yards 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 65 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 14 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

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and May 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 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 5 signs TAXI STAND

West side of 8th Avenue

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

North side of West 31st Street

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

South side of West 31st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY AMTRAK POLICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102237, 102238 and 106004.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 13 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
    460 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 32 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    130 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    150 feet
  3. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    670 feet
Show all 33
  1. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    680 feet
  2. Atlas School
    690 feet
  3. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    690 feet
  4. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    690 feet
  5. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    690 feet
  6. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    690 feet
  7. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    690 feet
  8. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    690 feet
  9. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    690 feet
  10. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    690 feet
  11. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    690 feet
  12. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    690 feet
  13. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    700 feet
  14. Magna Inst-Dental Lab-Tech 804 Trade or language school
    820 feet
  15. Magna Institute Business Division Trade or language school
    820 feet
  16. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    860 feet
  17. The American Comedy Institute Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  18. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  19. Alphaprimetech Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  20. Itt Career Training Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  21. American Career Center Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  22. Amlotus Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  23. Arthur Institute Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  24. Mega Science of Technology Learn Eng Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  25. NY Sch of Computer Technology Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  26. NYC Data Science Academy Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  27. New Age Training Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  28. New York International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  29. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  30. TCY Technologies Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Penn Plaza Public space
    1,130 feet
  2. Public space at Hudson Yards / Manhattan West (Subarea B2) Public space
    1,200 feet
  3. 33rd Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    370 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    350 feet
  2. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    410 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 1/Ladder 24 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    660 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    710 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 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 208 places to eat and nine 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 31st 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.