8th Avenue & West 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 42nd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 93 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 140 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is 420 feet away, and American Airlines Theatre is 500 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 48 public places and 211 places to eat.

Safety record
44 hurt
93 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
110 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
W 42 St/8 Av · M42, SIM8, SIM22, SIM25 +2
Within a walk
48 places
22 theaters or concert halls, 12 trade or language schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 110 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
    110 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
  1. S …

Also within a walk

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

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 42 St/8 Av, 40 feet away, for the M42, SIM8, SIM22, SIM25 and two more.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 42 St/8 Av M42, SIM8, SIM22, SIM25 +2
    40 feet
    M42 SIM8 SIM22 SIM25 SIM26 SIM30

Next buses at this stop

  1. M42 …
  2. SIM8 …
  3. SIM22 …
  4. SIM25 …
  5. SIM26 …
  6. SIM30 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 8th Avenue, 4pm to 7pm on Monday to Saturday.

Cycling

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

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 41 St & 8 Ave 105 docks in all
    370 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
    1,100 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 93 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 44 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 22 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 140 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 163rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 2,166 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is 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 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree and the 'Streetkeeper' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 71 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 10am to 2pm on West 42nd Street (south side), and as 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 42nd Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of West 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 2PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 10AM-2PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101646, 103208, 103939, 106493 and 106566.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1912 and 1927.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. New York Times Building Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

  • 22 theaters or concert halls
  • 12 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. De la Salle Academy School
    830 feet
  3. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 16
  1. Touro University College
    1,120 feet
  2. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    1,160 feet
  3. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  4. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  5. Ec New York Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Technology and Media School Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  7. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  8. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  9. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  10. New York English Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  11. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  12. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  13. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    420 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    620 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  2. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    640 feet
  3. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    690 feet
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  1. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    700 feet
  2. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  3. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  4. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    720 feet
  5. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  6. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  7. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    780 feet
  8. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    790 feet
  9. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  10. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  11. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  12. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,000 feet
  13. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  14. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  15. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet
  16. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  17. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  18. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  19. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    620 feet
  2. Times Square Post Station Post office
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    460 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 211 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 42nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.