9th Avenue & West 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 51st Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 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. Business of Sports School is 760 feet away, and Ramon Aponte Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 169 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
9 Av/W 52 St · M11
Within a walk
35 places
11 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    960 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. 7 Av B, D, E
    0.4 miles
    B D E

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 52 St, 190 feet away, for the M11.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 52 St M11
    190 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 84 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
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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, September 2015
  • Turn calming, December 2022

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
54 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 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
  • 13 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and March 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 parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 51st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of West 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102975, 104160, 106211 and 106429.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Business of Sports School
    760 feet
  3. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    760 feet
Show all 10
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    760 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    760 feet
  3. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    760 feet
  4. P.S. 035 School
    920 feet
  5. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    960 feet
  6. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    980 feet
  7. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    470 feet
  2. Ramon Aponte Park
    1,150 feet
  3. Ramon Aponte Park Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Oasis Community Garden
    1,280 feet
  2. Clinton Community Garden
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Worldwide Plaza Public space
    1,090 feet
  2. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    910 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    700 feet
  2. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    770 feet
  3. Ezrath Israel Congregation Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Times Square Church House of worship
    1,290 feet
  2. St Clements Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    650 feet
  2. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 169 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 51st 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.