9th Avenue & West 16th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 16th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Fulton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gillen Building stands 540 feet away, and New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 12 of them schools, and 110 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
9 Av/W 18 St · M11, M12, M14D SBS
Within a walk
23 places
12 schools, 2 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    860 feet
    A C E L

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 18 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3 F L M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life Underground” (2001) by Tom Otterness at the 14 St/8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/W 18 St, 380 feet away, for the M11, M12 and M14D SBS.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 18 St M11, M12, M14D SBS · Shelter
    380 feet
    M11 M12 M14D SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M12 …
  3. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Avenue and West 16th Street.

  • 76 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. 9 Ave & W 18 St 84 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 450 West 17th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Fulton development.

Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and March 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 8am to 6pm on West 16th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of West 16th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102175, 105235, 105236 and 105489.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 34 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1845 and 1902.

  1. Centennial Brewery Designated landmark
    500 feet
  2. Gillen Building Designated landmark
    540 feet
  3. Herring Building Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lorge School
    520 feet
  2. Law Journal Paralegal Institute Trade or language school
    580 feet
  3. N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies School
    810 feet
Show all 13
  1. N.Y.C. Museum School
    810 feet
  2. New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies School
    810 feet
  3. Hudson High School of Learning Technologies School
    870 feet
  4. Humanities Preparatory Academy School
    870 feet
  5. James Baldwin School, The: a School for Expeditionary Learning School
    870 feet
  6. Landmark High School
    870 feet
  7. Manhattan Business Academy School
    870 feet
  8. Quest to Learn School
    870 feet
  9. Corlears School
    890 feet
  10. Notre Dame School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    780 feet
  2. The High Line Park
    810 feet
  3. Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. 14th Street Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Merchants Refrigerating Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Port Authority Post Office
    160 feet
  2. Older adult center at 119 9th Avenue Older adult center
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    900 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 16th 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, NYCHA, 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.