9th Avenue & West 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 50th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New World Stages is 450 feet away, and Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School is 500 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 35 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 177 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
W 50 St/9 Av · M50
Within a walk
35 places
12 religious buildings, 10 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 820 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
    820 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
    0.4 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 50 St/9 Av, 40 feet away, for the M50.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 50 St/9 Av M50
    40 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
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 50 St & 9 Ave 30 docks in all
    80 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 225 West 49th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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
  • 63 signs on these blocks
  • 20 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 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm, 5 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 6pm to midnight on West 50th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of West 50th 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 standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102977, 103123, 106429, 106472 and 106794.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. Business of Sports School
    500 feet
  3. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    500 feet
Show all 11
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    500 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    500 feet
  3. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    500 feet
  4. P.S. 212 Midtown West School
    1,090 feet
  5. Professional Performing Arts High School
    1,090 feet
  6. P.S. 035 School
    1,180 feet
  7. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    1,220 feet
  8. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    210 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park
    880 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Clinton Community Garden
    1,020 feet
  2. Hell's Kitchen Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    1,150 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    450 feet
  2. Theatre at St Clements Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  3. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. St Malachys Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    850 feet
  2. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,150 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    270 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 177 places to eat and 16 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 50th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.