9th Avenue & West 52nd Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 52nd Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Radio City Post Office is 590 feet away, and Sacred Heart of Jesus Church is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about five minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 154 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · C, E
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
9 Av/W 52 St · M11
Within a walk
30 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St C, E
    1,180 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. 7 Av B, D, E
    0.3 miles
    B D E
  2. 50 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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, 110 feet away, for the M11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Avenue and West 52nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 54 St & 9 Ave 44 docks in all
    570 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet
  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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 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 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 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 5 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103664, 104162, 104274 and 106612.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1894 and 1896.

  1. Eleventh District Municipal Court Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 035 School
    660 feet
  2. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Bright Minds Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  3. Business of Sports School
    1,020 feet
  4. Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
    1,020 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Hell's Kitchen School
    1,020 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School Midtown West School
    1,020 feet
  7. Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology School
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    730 feet
  2. Oasis Community Garden
    1,020 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Clinton Green Public space
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Columbus Library
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New World Stages Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  2. August Wilson Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,150 feet
  3. Neil Simon Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Gershwin Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    590 feet
  2. Older adult center at 755 10th Avenue Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

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

Supermarkets

  1. Amish Market Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    790 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

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 154 places to eat and 16 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 52nd 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.