9th Avenue & West 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 42nd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Times Square Post Station is 310 feet away, and Holy Cross Church is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about three minutes on foot, and 16 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 161 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
9 Av/W 42 St · M11, M34A SBS
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 4 theaters or concert halls and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines at the nearest station
  • 16 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    850 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
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.5 miles
    7 B D F M
  2. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    0.5 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 42 St, 60 feet away, for the M11 and M34A SBS.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 42 St M11, M34A SBS · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    M11 M34A SBS
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M34A SBS …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 9th Avenue, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 42 St & Dyer Ave 33 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 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

  • Turn calming, November 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 84 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 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 1 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to midnight on West 42nd 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 stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 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 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 10 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 10 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101646, 101674, 106080 and 106089.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Vernacular Greek Revival, one each, and built between 1858 and 1931.

  1. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. Actors Studio Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  2. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. De la Salle Academy School
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Training Solutions Trade or language school
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    410 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    290 feet
  2. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    350 feet
  3. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    380 feet
Show all 4
  1. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    670 feet
  3. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
  2. Croatian Church NY Sts Cyril & Methodius & St Raphael RCC House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    150 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Sunac Natural Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Amish Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. Port Authority Bus Terminal
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 42nd 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.