9th Avenue & West 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 34th Street is in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. James A Farley Post Office is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about three minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them trade or language schools, and 144 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
840 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
W 34 St/9 Av · M34 SBS, SIM23, SIM24
Within a walk
17 places
7 trade or language schools, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    840 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 34 St-Penn Station 1, 2, 3
    0.3 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 W 34 St/9 Av, 70 feet away, for the M34 SBS, SIM23 and SIM24.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 34 St/9 Av M34 SBS, SIM23, SIM24 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M34 SBS SIM23 SIM24
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. SIM23 …
  3. SIM24 …

Live arrivals

West 34th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 505 West 37th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2025 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 34th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101655, 102466 and 103987.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Roman Classical, and built between 1908 and 1913.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. The American Comedy Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
  3. Ross Univ Information Systems Inst Trade or language school
    920 feet
Show all 8
  1. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    940 feet
  2. Magna Inst-Dental Lab-Tech 804 Trade or language school
    970 feet
  3. Magna Institute Business Division Trade or language school
    970 feet
  4. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  5. Manhattan Nail and Esthetics School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Hudson Yards / Manhattan West (Subarea B2) Public space
    860 feet
  2. Public space at 450 West 33rd Street Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metropolitan Community Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown South Precinct Police station
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    940 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,260 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 144 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 34th 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.