9th Avenue & West 46th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 46th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Clements Episcopal Church is 310 feet away, and P.S. 212 Midtown West is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S and W. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 208 places to eat.

Safety record
27 hurt
43 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
120 feet
9 Av/W 46 St · M11
Within a walk
36 places
12 religious buildings, 10 theaters or concert halls and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 46th 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
6 lines
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Downtown
6 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. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    N R W

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 46 St, 120 feet away, for the M11.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 46 St M11
    120 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

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.

  • 86 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 47 St & 9 Ave 54 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 401-471 West 42nd Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,270 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 27 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 10 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10036
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,800 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 1910 and 1924.

Trees

NYC Parks records 97 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 59 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

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

West side of 9th Avenue

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

North side of West 46th Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM OTHER TIMES HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of West 46th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 6PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101022, 103105 and 105473.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Moorish, Queen Anne and Vernacular Greek Revival, one each, and built between 1858 and 1924.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 54 Designated landmark
    770 feet
  2. Actors Studio Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 10 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    850 feet
  2. Professional Performing Arts High School
    850 feet
  3. De la Salle Academy School
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ramon Aponte Park
    510 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    510 feet
  3. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    530 feet
Show all 8
  1. McCaffrey Playground
    810 feet
  2. Gutenberg Playground
    980 feet
  3. Clinton Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  4. Hell's Kitchen Park
    1,130 feet
  5. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    430 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    310 feet
  2. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  3. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  2. Imperial Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet
  3. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  4. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  5. Golden Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  6. Music Box Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet
  7. Bernard B Jacobs Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    470 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Holy Cross Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Square Post Station Post office
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 208 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 46th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.