8th Avenue & West 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 51st Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gershwin Theatre is 200 feet away, and P.S. 035 is 650 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 41 public places, 15 of them theaters or concert halls, and 237 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
8 Av/W 52 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
41 places
15 theaters or concert halls, 7 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 60 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
    60 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
    820 feet
    1
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    1,180 feet
    B D E

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 52 St, 390 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 36 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 52 St M20, M104 · Shelter
    390 feet
    M20 M104
    Shelter

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 51st Street.

  • 92 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 52 St 31 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    670 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
61 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 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and March 2026; 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 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 8th Avenue

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

North side of West 51st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101506, 102975, 102976, 104160, 106047 and 106762.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1924 and 1929.

  1. Brill Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  2. Eleventh District Municipal Court Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 035 School
    650 feet
  2. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  3. Robert Finance Hair DSGN Inst Trade or language school
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mandl School College
    910 feet
  2. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    910 feet
  3. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  4. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    470 feet
  2. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Ritz Public space
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,160 feet
  2. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    980 feet
  3. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    200 feet
  2. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    330 feet
  3. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    400 feet
Show all 15
  1. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  2. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  3. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    710 feet
  4. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  5. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  6. Winter Garden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    860 feet
  7. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    940 feet
  8. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  9. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  10. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  11. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  12. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Times Square Church Landmark
    380 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    890 feet
  2. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 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 237 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 51st 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.