9th Avenue & West 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 31st Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. James A Farley Post Office is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about five minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 118 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 9th Avenue.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
9 Av/W 30 St · M11
Within a walk
19 places
5 trade or language schools, 3 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    0.3 miles
    A C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Hudson Yards 7
    0.4 miles
    7
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Garden of Circus Delights” (2001) by Eric Fischl at 34 St-Penn Station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/W 30 St, 340 feet away, for the M11.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 30 St M11
    340 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 9 Ave & W 33 St 94 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 10 Hudson Yards Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Turn calming, August 2026
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 169 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 31st Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

South side of West 31st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1852.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Magna Inst-Dental Lab-Tech 804 Trade or language school
    180 feet
  2. Magna Institute Business Division Trade or language school
    180 feet
  3. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    390 feet
Show all 7
  1. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  4. P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chelsea Park
    830 feet
  2. The High Line Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Chelsea Park Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hudson Yards / Manhattan West (Subarea B2) Public space
    300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Bayard Rustin Apartment Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet
  2. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Apostles Church Listed historic place
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    470 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 118 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 31st 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.