8th Avenue & West 43rd Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 43rd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St James Theatre is 360 feet away, and Broadhurst Theatre is 470 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, 24 of them theaters or concert halls, and 235 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
8 Av/W 42 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
51 places
24 theaters or concert halls, 5 trade or language schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 43rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 80 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
    80 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
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    N R W

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 42 St, 160 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 42 St M20, M104
    160 feet
    M20 M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …
  2. M104 …

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 and West 43rd Street.

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 16 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 45 St & 8 Ave 65 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 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 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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 2,900 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

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 56 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 43rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of West 43rd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103207, 103208, 103492 and 106288.

Landmarks and historic districts

Sixteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and mostly built between 1912 and 1927.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 24 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 public spaces
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. De la Salle Academy School
    550 feet
  2. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  3. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    880 feet
Show all 10
  1. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
  2. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. Ec New York Trade or language school
    880 feet
  4. Touro University College
    960 feet
  5. Kree Inst of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  7. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    800 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    1,100 feet
  2. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,200 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,310 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    570 feet
  3. Candler Building Listed historic place
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. McGraw-Hill Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    360 feet
  2. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    410 feet
  3. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    420 feet
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  1. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    470 feet
  2. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    470 feet
  3. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    500 feet
  4. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  5. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    520 feet
  6. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    560 feet
  7. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    560 feet
  8. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  9. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  10. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  11. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    780 feet
  12. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    860 feet
  13. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  14. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  15. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  16. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  17. Nederlander Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
  18. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  19. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  20. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet
  21. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    360 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    800 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    740 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 235 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 43rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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.