8th Avenue & West 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 44th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Majestic Theatre is 260 feet away, and Holy Cross Church is 790 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 53 public places, 26 of them theaters or concert halls, and 253 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
55 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
80 feet
W 44 St/8 Av · T260
Within a walk
53 places
26 theaters or concert halls, 5 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 44th 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
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Downtown
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Queens
1 line
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Hudson Yards
1 line
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Grand Central
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Also within a walk

  1. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.3 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 W 44 St/8 Av, 80 feet away, for the T260.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 44 St/8 Av T260
    80 feet
    T260

Next buses at this stop

  1. T260 …

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 44th Street.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 21 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
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 225 West 49th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot

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
10036
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 3,500 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

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 65 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 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, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 44th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 44th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102833 and 107235.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seventeen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern Spanish and 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 53 public places.

  • 26 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. De la Salle Academy School
    810 feet
  2. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    880 feet
  3. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    880 feet
  2. Ec New York Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  5. Kree Inst of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  6. Touro University College
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    880 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    840 feet
  2. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    940 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    840 feet
  3. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Candler Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  2. McGraw-Hill Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    250 feet
  2. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    260 feet
  3. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    290 feet
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  1. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    300 feet
  2. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    300 feet
  3. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    350 feet
  4. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    370 feet
  5. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  6. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    460 feet
  7. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    460 feet
  8. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  9. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    520 feet
  10. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  11. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  12. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    780 feet
  13. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    860 feet
  14. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    870 feet
  15. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    900 feet
  16. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  17. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  18. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  19. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,140 feet
  20. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet
  21. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet
  22. New Amsterdam Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  23. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    930 feet
  2. Times Square Post Station Post office
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,060 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,000 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 253 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 44th 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.