9th Avenue & West 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 47th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Ramon Aponte Park is 250 feet away, and Professional Performing Arts High School is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the C and E. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 224 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
9 Av/W 46 St · M11
Within a walk
36 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. C …
  2. E …

Also within a walk

  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
  2. 49 St N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1989) by Matt Mullican at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/W 46 St, 380 feet away, for the M11.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 46 St M11
    380 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.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 47 St & 9 Ave 54 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2009
  • 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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,100 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 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 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on West 47th 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 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 47th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102365, 102366, 103104 and 105473.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built in 1888.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 54 Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 7 theaters or concert halls
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    590 feet
  2. Professional Performing Arts High School
    590 feet
  3. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
Show all 9
  1. Business of Sports School
    1,100 feet
  2. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    1,100 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    1,100 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    1,100 feet
  5. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    1,100 feet
  6. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ramon Aponte Park
    250 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    260 feet
  3. Gutenberg Playground
    730 feet
Show all 8
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    760 feet
  2. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    790 feet
  3. Hell's Kitchen Park
    880 feet
  4. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    880 feet
  5. McCaffrey Playground
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    680 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    360 feet
  2. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  3. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
Show all 7
  1. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet
  3. Al Hirschfeld Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  4. Ethel Barrymore Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    360 feet
  3. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 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 224 places to eat and 20 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 47th 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.