8th Avenue & West 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 39th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is 820 feet away, and Metro Baptist Church is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 51 public places, 29 of them trade or language schools, and 210 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
8 Av/W 39 St · M20
Within a walk
51 places
29 trade or language schools, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    300 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
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Hudson Yards
1 line
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Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    1,050 feet
    A C E
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.3 miles
    7 B D F M

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, 60 feet away, for the M20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 39th Street.

  • 44 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 38 St 65 docks in all
    310 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 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 2007 and 2017.

Since 2014 at least 30 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 Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 91 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 11 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and May 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 39th 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 39th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ TUESDAY THURSDAY SUNDAY 2AM-6AM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of West 39th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101475, 102046, 102047, 102478 and 103827.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1930 and 1931.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 public places.

  • 29 trade or language schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    110 feet
  2. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. City-Pro Group Preschool
    620 feet
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  1. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    500 feet
  2. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. New York English Center Trade or language school
    500 feet
  4. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    500 feet
  5. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    500 feet
  6. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    500 feet
  7. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    530 feet
  8. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    650 feet
  9. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    650 feet
  10. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    680 feet
  11. Manhattan Nail and Esthetics School Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  12. American Career Center Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  13. Amlotus Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  14. Arthur Institute Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  15. Mega Science of Technology Learn Eng Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  16. NY Sch of Computer Technology Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  17. NYC Data Science Academy Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  18. New Age Training Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  19. New York International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  20. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  21. TCY Technologies Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  22. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  23. Metro Tech Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  24. Caliber Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  25. Career Business Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  26. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  27. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  28. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  29. The American Comedy Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at 525 Eighth Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    820 feet
  2. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    990 feet
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  1. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  3. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    720 feet
  2. Times Square Post Station Post office
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 26 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    330 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,250 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 210 places to eat and 27 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 39th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.