9th Avenue & West 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 39th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. McGraw-Hill Building stands 740 feet away, and McCaffrey Playground is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S and W. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them trade or language schools, and 155 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
9 Av/W 38 St · M11, M34A SBS
Within a walk
30 places
10 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four 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
    1,100 feet
    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
    0.5 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, 260 feet away, for the M11 and M34A SBS.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 38 St M11, M34A SBS
    260 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 39th Street.

  • 37 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
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 475 West 41st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,320 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, February 2017
  • Turn calming, December 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2026

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2000 and 2009.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 81 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2026 and August 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 6am to 7pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 39th 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

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

North side of West 39th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101475, 103827, 103828 and 106602.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1930 and 1931.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    280 feet
  2. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    850 feet
Show all 14
  1. Training Solutions Trade or language school
    930 feet
  2. Evercare Training Center Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  3. Manhattan English Center Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  4. Mua - NYC Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  5. New York English Center Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  6. Refrigeration Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  7. Technical Institute of America Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  8. Tia School of Allied Health Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  9. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  10. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  11. Success Academy Charter School - Hudson Yards School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    180 feet
  2. Building at 315-325 West 36th Street Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    790 feet
  2. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet
  3. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Square Post Station Post office
    800 feet
  2. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 34/Ladder 21 Fire station
    940 feet
  2. Midtown South Precinct Police station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Sunac Natural Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,140 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 155 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 39th 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.