9th Avenue & West 19th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 19th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Fulton development, and is also named Brandon Romero Plaza by local law. It lies on the edge of the Chelsea Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. St. Peter's Church Rectory stands 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/8 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the A, C, E and L. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places and 89 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/8 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, C, E, L
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
9 Av/W 20 St · M11
Within a walk
23 places
11 schools, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/8 Av A, C, E, L
    0.3 miles
    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. 23 St C, E
    0.4 miles
    C E
  2. 18 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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 20 St, 180 feet away, for the M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 20 St M11
    180 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Avenue.

  • 96 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 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
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 444 West 19th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    630 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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

This corner is also named Brandon Romero Plaza, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 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 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Brandon Romero Plaza.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 19th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

  • 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 stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM 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 parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of West 19th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101696, 101697, 101923, 105082 and 105202.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Chelsea Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 163 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1844 and 1858.

  1. St. Peter's Church Rectory Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. The General Theological Seminary: Faculty Home Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 older adult center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hudson High School of Learning Technologies School
    400 feet
  2. Humanities Preparatory Academy School
    400 feet
  3. James Baldwin School, The: a School for Expeditionary Learning School
    400 feet
Show all 13
  1. Landmark High School
    400 feet
  2. Manhattan Business Academy School
    400 feet
  3. Quest to Learn School
    400 feet
  4. Lorge School
    610 feet
  5. N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies School
    800 feet
  6. N.Y.C. Museum School
    800 feet
  7. New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies School
    800 feet
  8. General Theological Seminary College · landmark
    900 feet
  9. P.S. 011: the Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School
    910 feet
  10. Gen Theo Sem-Protestant Epis CH U S College
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The High Line Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chelsea Historic District Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Chelsea Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    810 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Joyce Theatre Theater or concert hall
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 89 places to eat and eight 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 19th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.