Avenue of the Americas & West 13th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 13th Street meet at a four-way crossing in the West Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Katharine House stands 310 feet away, and Evangeline Residence for Girls stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/6 Av, is about a minute on foot, and 18 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, five of them schools, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/6 Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
6 Av/W 12 St · M55
Within a walk
27 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/6 Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 18 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    310 feet
    1 2 3 F L M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
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  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
  4. F …
  5. M …
West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. W 4 St-Wash Sq A, B, C, D, E, F, M
    0.3 miles
    A B C D E F M
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wild Things” (2024) by Fred Tomaselli at the 14 St/6 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 12 St, 230 feet away, for the M55.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 12 St M55
    230 feet
    M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue of the Americas and West 13th Street.

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 15 St & 6 Ave 75 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5-9 Union Square West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 2
City Council district
2 and 3 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
6
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Village
Elevation
26 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Avenue of the Americas (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 7pm on Avenue of the Americas (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Avenue of the Americas (west side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on West 13th Street (north side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104716, 105951, 106985 and 107073.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and 227 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1842 and 1860.

  1. R. H. Macy & Company Store, 14th Street Annex Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. Katharine House Designated landmark
    310 feet
  3. Evangeline Residence for Girls Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fegs Trades & Business Schools Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. Harvest Collegiate High School
    570 feet
  3. The New School College
    600 feet
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  1. City & Country School
    680 feet
  2. Pratt Institute Manhattan Cntr College
    810 feet
  3. P.S. 041 Greenwich Village School
    860 feet
  4. Xavier High School
    1,080 feet
  5. The First Presbyterian Church in the City of N.Y. Preschool
    1,120 feet
  6. Sixth Avenue Elementary School
    1,130 feet
  7. Fedcap Career Design Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  8. Manhattan Technical Inst 676 Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  9. Little Scholars Learning Center VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  10. Perry Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jefferson Market Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Ruth Wittenberg Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jefferson Market Library Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Gen. Winfield Scott House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Macmillan Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. House at 20 West 16th Street Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Center for Jewish History Arts or cultural center
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis Xavier Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. First Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McBurney YMCA Recreation center
    490 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 18 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    80 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    350 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue of the Americas or West 13th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.