9th Avenue & West 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 38th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Playwrights Horizons Theater is 1,050 feet away, and Times Square Post Station is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and nine more. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 16 of them trade or language schools, and 126 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
9 Av/W 38 St · M11, M34A SBS
Within a walk
31 places
16 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
10 lines
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Downtown
10 lines
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Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Grand Central
1 line
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Also within a walk

  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    0.3 miles
    A C E
  2. 34 St-Hudson Yards 7
    0.4 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists nine works at the Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term station, among them “The Commuter's Lament/A Close Shave” (1991) by Norman B Colp and “New York in Transit” (2001) by Jacob Lawrence.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/W 38 St, 40 feet away, for the M11 and M34A SBS.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 38 St M11, M34A SBS
    40 feet
    M11 M34A SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M34A SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Avenue and West 38th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 39 St & 9 Ave 44 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 505 West 37th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2009

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10018
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)
Hell's Kitchen
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 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and September 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 Saturday 10am to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to 11pm on 9th Avenue (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 6am to 7pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 38th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 38th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101447, 101448, 106039 and 106428.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 16 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 theaters or concert halls
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    480 feet
  2. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    940 feet
Show all 19
  1. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    940 feet
  2. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    940 feet
  3. New York English Center Trade or language school
    940 feet
  4. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    940 feet
  5. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    940 feet
  6. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    940 feet
  7. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  8. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  9. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  10. Zoni Teacher Training Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  11. Techno-Dent Training Center Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  12. Training Solutions Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  13. City-Pro Group Preschool
    1,190 feet
  14. Manhattan Nail and Esthetics School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  15. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  16. Metro Tech Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,050 feet
  2. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Metropolitan Community Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Square Post Station Post office
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 34/Ladder 21 Fire station
    680 feet
  2. Midtown South Precinct Police station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 126 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 38th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.