8th Avenue & West 41st Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 41st Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Port Authority Bus Terminal is 150 feet away, and New York Times Building stands 800 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 46 public places, 17 of them theaters or concert halls, and 217 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
130 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
W 41 St/8 Av · M104
Within a walk
46 places
17 theaters or concert halls, 13 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 41st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 130 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
    130 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
    0.3 miles
    A C E
  2. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.4 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 W 41 St/8 Av, 40 feet away, for the M104.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 41 St/8 Av M104
    40 feet
    M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 41 St & 8 Ave 105 docks in all
    90 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Four 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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

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

North side of West 41st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 5AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • For-hire vehicles only 1 sign FOR-HIRE VEHICLES ONLY 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of West 41st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102074 and 106699.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1912 and 1931.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. New York Times Building Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 17 theaters or concert halls
  • 13 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    630 feet
  2. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    930 feet
Show all 16
  1. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  2. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  3. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  4. New York English Center Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  5. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  6. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  7. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  8. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  9. De la Salle Academy School
    1,110 feet
  10. City-Pro Group Preschool
    1,140 feet
  11. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  12. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  13. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    690 feet
  2. Public space at 525 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    420 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  2. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
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  1. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    920 feet
  2. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    970 feet
  3. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    980 feet
  4. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  5. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  6. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  7. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  8. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  9. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  10. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
  11. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
  12. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet
  13. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  14. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Square Post Station Post office
    790 feet
  2. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    890 feet
  3. Midtown Station Post office
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    730 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 217 places to eat and 24 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 41st 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.