9th Avenue & West 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 49th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gutenberg Playground is 210 feet away, and Clinton Community Garden is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 198 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 9th Avenue.

Safety record
12 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 49 St/9 Av · M50
Within a walk
37 places
13 religious buildings, 7 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    810 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. 50 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  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 W 49 St/9 Av, 80 feet away, for the M50.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 94 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 50 St & 9 Ave 30 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
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 5,700 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 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 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 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 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 49th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101667, 103125, 104705, 104706 and 106472.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Business of Sports School
    580 feet
  2. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    580 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    580 feet
Show all 9
  1. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    580 feet
  2. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    580 feet
  3. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  4. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    830 feet
  5. Professional Performing Arts High School
    830 feet
  6. Star America M Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    210 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park
    620 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    760 feet
  2. Hell's Kitchen Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Hell's Kitchen Park Playground
    1,070 feet
  4. Mathews-Palmer Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Film Center Building Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  2. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    800 feet
  3. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    780 feet
  3. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
Show all 6
  1. Crossroads 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 239 West 49th Street Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 9/Engine 54/Ladder 4 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    70 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 198 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 49th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.