9th Avenue & West 43rd Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 43rd 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. McCaffrey Playground is 130 feet away, and De la Salle Academy is 470 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 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 176 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
38 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
270 feet
9 Av/W 42 St · M11, M34A SBS
Within a walk
27 places
9 religious buildings, 6 theaters or concert halls and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 43rd 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
  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
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Downtown
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Queens
1 line
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Hudson Yards
1 line
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Grand Central
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Also within a walk

  1. 50 St C, E
    0.4 miles
    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, 270 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
    270 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 and West 43rd Street.

  • 59 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 44 St & 9 Ave 31 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.4 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
    480 feet

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.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 15 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, undated in the City's record

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 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,300 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 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 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 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on West 43rd 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
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

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

North side of West 43rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101674, 103206, 103207 and 106288.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Actors Studio Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. McGraw-Hill Building Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. De la Salle Academy School
    470 feet
  2. Star A Kidz Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  3. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCaffrey Playground
    130 feet
  2. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park
    1,300 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Times Square Hotel Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Paddy's Market Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    190 feet
  2. Playwrights Horizons Theater Theater or concert hall
    540 feet
  3. Little Shubert Theatre Theater or concert hall
    600 feet
Show all 6
  1. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    970 feet
  2. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    1,120 feet
  3. St James Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    450 feet
  2. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    510 feet
  3. Metro Baptist Church House of worship
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,260 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 176 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 43rd 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.