8th Avenue & West 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 47th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan, and is also named Mixner’s Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fire Engine Company No. 54, one of 15 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 170 feet away, and Samuel J Friedman Theatre is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the C and E. Within a five-minute walk are 56 public places and 247 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
8 Av/W 46 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
56 places
27 theaters or concert halls, 11 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    570 feet
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    820 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    830 feet
    N R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1989) by Matt Mullican at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 46 St, 210 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 46 St M20, M104
    210 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.

  • 82 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 18 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 49 St 65 docks in all
    540 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 225 West 49th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  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 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

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
47 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Mixner’s Corner, a co-naming enacted on July 20, 2024 (Local Law 81 of 2024).

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Mixner’s Corner.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE 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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 47th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 47th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102364, 102365, 102625 and 103104.

Landmarks and historic districts

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, Modern Spanish and Neoclassical, and mostly built between 1914 and 1927.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 54 Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Paramount Hotel Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 public places.

  • 27 theaters or concert halls
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 2 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
    140 feet
  2. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    600 feet
  3. Professional Performing Arts High School
    600 feet
Show all 5
  1. A B C Training Center Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ramon Aponte Park
    710 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    710 feet
  3. Father Duffy Square
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ritz Public space
    630 feet
  2. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    680 feet
  3. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,010 feet
  2. Public space at Bertelsmann Public space
    1,170 feet
  3. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    190 feet
  2. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    210 feet
  3. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    380 feet
Show all 27
  1. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    430 feet
  2. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    450 feet
  3. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  4. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    510 feet
  5. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    540 feet
  6. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    630 feet
  7. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    650 feet
  8. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  9. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  10. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  11. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  12. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    780 feet
  13. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    800 feet
  14. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    920 feet
  15. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  16. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  17. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,000 feet
  18. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  19. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  20. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  21. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  22. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  23. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet
  24. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. St Malachys Church House of worship
    690 feet
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  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  2. Times Square Church House of worship
    1,290 feet
  3. St Marys the Virgin Church Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet
  3. Duane Reade 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 247 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 47th 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 Records, 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.