9th Avenue & West 54th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 54th 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. Eleventh District Municipal Court, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 610 feet away, and Media Alliance is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about six minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 132 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
9 Av/W 55 St · M11
Within a walk
26 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St C, E
    0.3 miles
    C E
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    0.3 miles
    B D E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 Av/W 55 St, 240 feet away, for the M11.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 Av/W 55 St M11 · Shelter
    240 feet
    M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Avenue and West 54th Street.

  • 75 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
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 900 8th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 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
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and July 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

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

North side of West 54th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 11PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 54th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101454 and 106239.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1881.

  1. Eleventh District Municipal Court Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. The Windermere Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 1 college
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs School
    960 feet
  3. P.S. 035 School
    1,030 feet
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  1. Ahrc New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  3. High School for Environmental Studies School
    1,100 feet
  4. Independence High School
    1,100 feet
  5. Nysarc NYC - Esther Ashkenas School
    1,100 feet
  6. Mandl School College
    1,170 feet
  7. Eastern Career School Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  8. Sacred Heart of Jesus School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gutenberg Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 330 West 56th Street Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at Colonnade Public space
    1,240 feet
  3. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Spyscape Museum
    1,110 feet
  2. Media Alliance Research library
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Studio 54 Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    770 feet
  3. Trinity Presbyterian Church House of worship
    830 feet
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  1. Our Saviour NY Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Radio City Post Office
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Midtown North Precinct Police station
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 132 places to eat and 17 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 54th 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.