8th Avenue & West 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 40th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 58 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. McGraw-Hill Building, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about a minute on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and nine more. Within a five-minute walk are 54 public places and 208 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
58 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
8 Av/W 41 St · M20
Within a walk
54 places
26 trade or language schools, 10 theaters or concert halls and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 70 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
    70 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
    1,310 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 41 St, 120 feet away, for the M20.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 41 St M20
    120 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 40th Street.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 41 St & 8 Ave 105 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 58 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2015
  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2015

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 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

Five 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
  • 59 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 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 10am to 4pm on West 40th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on West 40th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

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

West side of 8th Avenue

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

North side of West 40th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS DOCCS
  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY 6PM-3AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-10PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102046, 102072, 106182 and 106666.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Art Nouveau, one each, and built between 1902 and 1931.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 public places.

  • 26 trade or language schools
  • 10 theaters or concert halls
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    370 feet
  2. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  3. City-Pro Group Preschool
    880 feet
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  1. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  2. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    750 feet
  3. New York English Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  4. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    750 feet
  5. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    750 feet
  6. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    750 feet
  7. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    790 feet
  8. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    910 feet
  9. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    910 feet
  10. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    940 feet
  11. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    940 feet
  12. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  13. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  14. Manhattan Nail and Esthetics School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  15. American Career Center Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  16. Amlotus Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  17. Arthur Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  18. Mega Science of Technology Learn Eng Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  19. NY Sch of Computer Technology Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  20. NYC Data Science Academy Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  21. New Age Training Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  22. New York International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  23. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  24. TCY Technologies Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  25. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  26. Metro Tech Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at 525 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  3. Public space at World Apparel Center Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    560 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
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  1. Garment Center Historic District Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  2. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    880 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
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  1. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  2. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet
  3. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  4. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  5. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  6. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet
  7. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midtown Station Post office
    970 feet
  2. Times Square Post Station Post office
    1,050 feet
  3. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    70 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    990 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and 28 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 40th 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.