8th Avenue & West 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 50th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Eugene O'Neill Theatre is 440 feet away, and Radio City Post Office is 660 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 51 public places, 17 of them theaters or concert halls, and 227 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
W 50 St/8 Av · M50
Within a walk
51 places
17 theaters or concert halls, 11 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 70 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
    70 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. 50 St 1
    560 feet
    1
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    1,130 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 W 50 St/8 Av, 130 feet away, for the M50.

  • 36 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 50 St/8 Av M50 · Countdown sign
    130 feet
    M50
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

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.

  • 94 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 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
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 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, August 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 78 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 12 active meters
  • 7 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 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

West side of 8th Avenue

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

North side of West 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 10 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 10 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102976, 102977, 103123, 103124, 104264, 106241 and 106791.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1925 and 1929.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 public places.

  • 17 theaters or concert halls
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 035 School
    910 feet
Show all 9
  1. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  2. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    1,090 feet
  3. Professional Performing Arts High School
    1,090 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  5. Mandl School College
    1,160 feet
  6. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    480 feet
  3. Public space at Ritz Public space
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 745 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet
  2. Public space at Morgan Stanley Building Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    1,240 feet
  3. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    280 feet
  2. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
  3. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    450 feet
Show all 17
  1. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    490 feet
  2. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    510 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    530 feet
  4. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    670 feet
  5. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    690 feet
  6. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    750 feet
  7. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    750 feet
  8. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  9. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    910 feet
  10. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    940 feet
  11. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,030 feet
  12. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet
  13. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  14. Richard Rodgers Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Malachys Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Times Square Church Landmark
    500 feet
  3. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    440 feet
  2. Radio City Post Office
    660 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    630 feet
  2. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Amish Market Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 227 places to eat and 19 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 50th 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.