8th Avenue & West 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 45th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Golden Theatre is 180 feet away, and Al Hirschfeld Theatre is 240 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 60 public places, 26 of them theaters or concert halls, and 250 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
W 44 St/8 Av · T260
Within a walk
60 places
26 theaters or concert halls, 7 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 300 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
    300 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
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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. 50 St C, E
    1,090 feet
    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, 340 feet away, for the T260.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 44 St/8 Av T260
    340 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.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 21 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 45 St & 8 Ave 65 docks in all
    70 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. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 225 West 49th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

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 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 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

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 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 Saturday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 6pm to midnight on West 45th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-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 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 45th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101330, 102833, 102834 and 105954.

Landmarks and historic districts

Twenty buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, 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 60 public places.

  • 26 theaters or concert halls
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  2. De la Salle Academy School
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    1,120 feet
Show all 10
  1. Professional Performing Arts High School
    1,120 feet
  2. American Acad McAllister Inst College
    1,140 feet
  3. Bluedata International Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  4. Christine Valmy Intntl School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  5. Ec New York Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  6. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  7. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Father Duffy Square
    1,160 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    840 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,100 feet
  2. Public space at Ritz Public space
    1,150 feet
  3. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    180 feet
  2. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    240 feet
  3. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    240 feet
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  1. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    320 feet
  2. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    340 feet
  3. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    340 feet
  4. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    350 feet
  5. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    400 feet
  6. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  7. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    460 feet
  8. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    470 feet
  9. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    490 feet
  10. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    490 feet
  11. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    490 feet
  12. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    630 feet
  13. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  14. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    810 feet
  15. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    810 feet
  16. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    870 feet
  17. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  18. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  19. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  20. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  21. Lyric Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,120 feet
  22. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet
  23. New Victory Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    280 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,210 feet
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,260 feet

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 250 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 45th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.