8th Avenue & West 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 53rd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, and is also named Jerry Orbach Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Studio 54 is 290 feet away, and Midtown North Precinct is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about two minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them theaters or concert halls, and 231 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
8 Av/W 52 St · M20, M104
Within a walk
36 places
9 public spaces, 9 theaters or concert halls and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 540 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
    540 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. 7 Av B, D, E
    680 feet
    B D E
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    970 feet
    1 A B C D

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, 170 feet away, for the M20 and M104.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 52 St M20, M104 · Shelter
    170 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 8 Ave & W 52 St 31 docks in all
    230 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. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    150 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019

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
66 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Jerry Orbach Way, a co-naming enacted on June 14, 2007 (Local Law 28 of 2007).

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Jerry Orbach Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 53rd Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 6pm to midnight on West 53rd Street (south side).

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 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 ANYTIME

North side of West 53rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 9 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 9 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102781, 102782, 102931, 102932, 103665 and 104230.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Eleventh District Municipal Court Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Hollywood Theater Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 9 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mandl School College
    380 feet
  2. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. P.S. 035 School
    440 feet
Show all 7
  1. Institute for Media and Entertainmnt Trade or language school
    870 feet
  2. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    990 feet
  3. International Academy of Hope School
    1,010 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1700 Broadway Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at 810 Seventh Avenue Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at Paramount Plaza Public space
    990 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at La Premiere Public space
    1,030 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 53 Public space
    1,090 feet
  4. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,110 feet
  5. Public space at 330 West 56th Street Public space
    1,190 feet
  6. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #13 (IRT) Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Spyscape Museum
    460 feet
  3. Ed Sullivan Theater Listed historic place
    480 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    290 feet
  2. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    320 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    410 feet
Show all 9
  1. Broadway Theatre Theater or concert hall
    530 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    630 feet
  3. Circle in the Square Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  4. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  5. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  6. Ambassador Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    370 feet
  2. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. Times Square Church House of worship
    680 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    470 feet
  2. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 231 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 53rd 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.