9th Avenue & West 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 57th Street is in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Windermere, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 105 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 9th Avenue.

Safety record
27 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 57 St/9 Av · M12, M31, M57
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 5 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 820 feet from this corner, about three 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
    820 feet
    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. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N Q R W
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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 W 57 St/9 Av, 80 feet away, for the M12, M31 and M57.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 57 St/9 Av M12, M31, M57 · Shelter
    80 feet
    M12 M31 M57
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …
  2. M31 …
  3. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Ave & W 59 St 44 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Galvin Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 500 West 56th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 27 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, January 1997
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
  • Turn calming, April 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 69 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 15 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on West 57th Street (south side).

East side of 9th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

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

North side of West 57th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1-NOV 30 SATURDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101770, 102403, 102404, 105063 and 106276.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1886.

  1. The Windermere Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Roosevelt Hospital Designated landmark
    470 feet
  3. Hearst Magazine Building Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Speyer Legacy School
    580 feet
  2. Ahrc New York City Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  3. La Maternelle West55 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  2. High School for Environmental Studies School
    1,110 feet
  3. Independence High School
    1,110 feet
  4. Nysarc NYC - Esther Ashkenas School
    1,110 feet
  5. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Colonnade Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at 330 West 56th Street Public space
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Regent Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    990 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Media Alliance Research library
    440 feet
  2. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Saviour NY Church Landmark
    270 feet
  2. Trinity Presbyterian Church House of worship
    320 feet
  3. St Paul Apostle Church Landmark · listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. St George Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,290 feet
  2. St Benedict Moor Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    350 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 105 places to eat and 13 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 57th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.