8th Avenue & West 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 48th Street is in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 firehouse is 110 feet away, and Brooks Atkinson Theatre is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 61 public places, 30 of them theaters or concert halls, and 250 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
8 Av/W 49 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
61 places
30 theaters or concert halls, 11 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    310 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. 49 St N, R, W
    970 feet
    N R W
  2. 50 St 1
    1,080 feet
    1

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 49 St, 380 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 36 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 49 St M20, M104
    380 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 48th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 49 St 65 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.9 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
    1,000 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,500 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.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 61 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 48th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm on West 48th Street (south side).

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign 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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 7 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103029, 103030, 104704, 106235, 106268 and 106920.

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts, and mostly built between 1912 and 1928.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 54 Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Paramount Hotel Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. Brill Building Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 public places.

  • 30 theaters or concert halls
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    130 feet
  2. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    570 feet
  3. Professional Performing Arts High School
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  3. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  4. Sam Ash Music Instit Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  5. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ramon Aponte Park
    730 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    800 feet
  3. Father Duffy Square
    1,030 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Ritz Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    1,000 feet
  2. Public space at Marriott Marquis Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Father Francis P. Duffy Statue and Duffy Square Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    350 feet
  3. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    380 feet
Show all 30
  1. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    390 feet
  2. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  3. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    420 feet
  4. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    540 feet
  5. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  6. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    740 feet
  7. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  8. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  9. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    900 feet
  10. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    910 feet
  11. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    920 feet
  12. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    930 feet
  13. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  14. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  15. Lunt Fontanne Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  16. Majestic Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
  17. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet
  18. Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet
  19. Broadhurst Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet
  20. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet
  21. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  22. Booth Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  23. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  24. Helen Hayes Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  25. Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  26. Marquis Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  27. Cort Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Malachys Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    630 feet
Show all 4
  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    600 feet
  2. Radio City Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    340 feet
  2. Amish Market Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    910 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,070 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 250 places to eat and 16 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 48th 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.