8th Avenue & West 46th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 46th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Lukes Lutheran Church is 210 feet away, and Paramount Hotel stands 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 60 public places, 29 of them theaters or concert halls, and 244 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
8 Av/W 46 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
60 places
29 theaters or concert halls, 12 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes 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
    560 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
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Also within a walk

  1. 50 St C, E
    830 feet
    C E
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    1,090 feet
    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 46 St, 90 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 46 St M20, M104
    90 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.

  • 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
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.8 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
    0.5 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.

  • 17 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

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 46th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of West 46th Street

  • 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 parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101022 and 102623.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eighteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, and mostly built between 1912 and 1927.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 54 Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Paramount Hotel Designated landmark
    260 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 public places.

  • 29 theaters or concert halls
  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    850 feet
  3. Professional Performing Arts High School
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Father Duffy Square
    900 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    960 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Ritz Public space
    890 feet
  3. Times Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,220 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    970 feet
  3. Public space at One Astor Place Public space
    1,100 feet
  4. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    270 feet
  2. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    300 feet
  3. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    370 feet
Show all 29
  1. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    380 feet
  2. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    390 feet
  3. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    400 feet
  4. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    400 feet
  5. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    410 feet
  6. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    480 feet
  7. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  8. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    520 feet
  9. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  10. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    670 feet
  11. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    690 feet
  12. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  13. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  14. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  15. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  16. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  17. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  18. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    800 feet
  19. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  20. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  21. Minskoff Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  22. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet
  23. Lyceum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet
  24. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  25. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  26. American Airlines Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. St Malachys Church House of worship
    940 feet
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  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  2. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet
  3. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 244 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 46th 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.