9th Avenue & West 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 40th 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. Playwrights Horizons Theater is 530 feet away, and Westside Theatre is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S and W. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 160 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
9 Av/W 38 St · M11, M34A SBS
Within a walk
23 places
5 religious buildings, 3 theaters or concert halls and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 840 feet from this corner, about three 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
    840 feet
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

Next trains at this station

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

  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    0.4 miles
    A C E

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, 510 feet away, for the M11 and M34A SBS.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 38 St M11, M34A SBS
    510 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 40th Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 475 West 41st Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 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

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024

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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 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 2002 and 2013.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and May 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 Friday 10am to 4pm on West 40th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

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

West side of 9th Avenue

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

North side of West 40th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYS DOCCS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-10PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103828, 106602 and 106666.

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
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  2. Training Solutions Trade or language school
    680 feet
  3. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
Show all 7
  1. Berk Trade & Business School (5001) Trade or language school
    850 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Hudson Yards School
    1,060 feet
  3. Lascomp Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  4. De la Salle Academy School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    950 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 585 Eighth Avenue Public space
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    530 feet
  2. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    580 feet
  3. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    810 feet
  3. Croatian Church NY Sts Cyril & Methodius & St Raphael RCC House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Square Post Station Post office
    540 feet
  2. Older adult center at 331 West 42nd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 34/Ladder 21 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 160 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 40th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.