9th Avenue & West 17th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 17th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Fulton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lorge School is 270 feet away, and N.Y.C. Museum School is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 12 of them schools, and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
9 Av/W 18 St · M11, M12, M14D SBS
Within a walk
25 places
12 schools, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,100 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. 23 St C, E
    0.4 miles
    C E

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, 140 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
    140 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.

  • 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 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
    140 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 450 West 17th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

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 3,000 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 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of West 17th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102175 and 106475.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 65 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1841 and 1858.

  1. St. Peter's Church Rectory Designated landmark
    700 feet
  2. Centennial Brewery Designated landmark
    720 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lorge School
    270 feet
  2. N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies School
    560 feet
  3. N.Y.C. Museum School
    560 feet
Show all 14
  1. New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies School
    560 feet
  2. Hudson High School of Learning Technologies School
    620 feet
  3. Humanities Preparatory Academy School
    620 feet
  4. James Baldwin School, The: a School for Expeditionary Learning School
    620 feet
  5. Landmark High School
    620 feet
  6. Manhattan Business Academy School
    620 feet
  7. Quest to Learn School
    620 feet
  8. Law Journal Paralegal Institute Trade or language school
    830 feet
  9. Corlears School
    1,130 feet
  10. Royal Business School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  11. Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    770 feet
  2. The High Line Park
    900 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Gansevoort Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Merchants Refrigerating Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Chelsea Historic District Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. Chelsea Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Joyce Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Guadalupe at St Bernards Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,150 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 104 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 17th 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.