9th Avenue & West 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 48th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ezrath Israel Congregation is 410 feet away, and Theatre at St Clements is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 209 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 9th Avenue.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
W 49 St/9 Av · M50
Within a walk
40 places
12 religious buildings, 8 theaters or concert halls and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    1,070 feet
    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. 49 St N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    N R W
  2. Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority Bus Term 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 49 St/9 Av, 330 feet away, for the M50.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 49 St/9 Av M50
    330 feet
    M50

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 82 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 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
    320 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
    0.6 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, September 2015
  • 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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 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 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 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 Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 48th 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 48th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102366, 104704, 104705, 106268 and 106914.

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
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 8 theaters or concert halls
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    570 feet
  2. Professional Performing Arts High School
    570 feet
  3. Business of Sports School
    830 feet
Show all 9
  1. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    830 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    830 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    830 feet
  4. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    830 feet
  5. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  6. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ramon Aponte Park
    360 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. Gutenberg Playground
    470 feet
Show all 7
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    500 feet
  2. Hell's Kitchen Park
    750 feet
  3. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    810 feet
  4. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,100 feet
  2. Public space at Ritz Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    940 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    540 feet
  2. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    760 feet
  3. Samuel J Friedman Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,130 feet
Show all 8
  1. Brooks Atkinson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  2. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet
  3. Westside Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  4. Longacre Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  5. Walter Kerr Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  2. St Lukes Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 209 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 48th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.