8th Avenue & West 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 38th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Midtown Station is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 31 of them trade or language schools, and 205 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
15 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
8 Av/W 39 St · M20
Within a walk
42 places
31 trade or language schools, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    560 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
10 lines
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Downtown
10 lines
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Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    790 feet
    A C E
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists nine works at the Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term station, among them “The Commuter's Lament/A Close Shave” (1991) by Norman B Colp and “New York in Transit” (2001) by Jacob Lawrence.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 39 St, 250 feet away, for the M20.

  • 36 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 39 St M20
    250 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 38th Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 38 St 65 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 83 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 38th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 6am to 7pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 38th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ TUESDAY THURSDAY SUNDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101448, 102480, 103599, 103600 and 106039.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 31 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    240 feet
  3. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    240 feet
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  1. New York English Center Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    240 feet
  3. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    240 feet
  4. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    240 feet
  5. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    270 feet
  6. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    310 feet
  7. City-Pro Group Preschool
    360 feet
  8. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    390 feet
  9. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    390 feet
  10. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    560 feet
  11. Manhattan Nail and Esthetics School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  12. American Career Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  13. Amlotus Trade or language school
    750 feet
  14. Arthur Institute Trade or language school
    750 feet
  15. Mega Science of Technology Learn Eng Trade or language school
    750 feet
  16. NY Sch of Computer Technology Trade or language school
    750 feet
  17. NYC Data Science Academy Trade or language school
    750 feet
  18. New Age Training Trade or language school
    750 feet
  19. New York International Beauty School Trade or language school
    750 feet
  20. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    750 feet
  21. TCY Technologies Trade or language school
    750 feet
  22. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    780 feet
  23. Metro Tech Career Institute Trade or language school
    780 feet
  24. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    850 feet
  25. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    850 feet
  26. The American Comedy Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  27. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  28. NY Institute of English and Business Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  29. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    310 feet
  2. Public space at 525 Eighth Avenue Public space
    520 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    530 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    910 feet
  2. Midtown South Precinct Police station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    910 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    770 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 205 places to eat and 25 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 38th 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.