Avenue of the Americas & West 18th Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 18th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Price Building stands 120 feet away, and B. Altman Store stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 14 St/6 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2, 3 and three more. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
14 St/6 Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
6 Av/W 18 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
22 places
3 listed historic places, 3 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 14 St/6 Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
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  2. 2 …
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  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. 18 St 1
    860 feet
    1
  2. 23 St F, M
    1,300 feet
    F M

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 18 St, 80 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 18 St M7, M55
    80 feet
    M7 M55

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue of the Americas.

  • 144 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 18 St & 6 Ave 69 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 4 West 21st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 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 November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm on West 18th Street (north side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm on West 18th Street (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on West 18th Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102715, 104252, 105142 and 106976.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 13 Individual Landmarks, and 121 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1855 and 1908.

  1. Price Building Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. B. Altman Store Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. McCrorey Building Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Little Scholars Learning Center VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    150 feet
  2. Sixth Avenue Elementary School
    400 feet
  3. New York Conservatory for Dramatic A College
    660 feet
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  1. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    690 feet
  2. Commercial Programing Unlimited Trade or language school
    690 feet
  3. Winston Preparatory School
    730 feet
  4. Marie Pense Center Preschool
    850 feet
  5. Xavier High School
    950 feet
  6. Fegs Trades & Business Schools Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chelsea Green Playground
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
    720 feet
  3. Margaret Sanger Clinic Listed historic place
    970 feet
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  1. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Historic site
    1,020 feet
  2. Center for Jewish History Research library · arts or cultural center
    1,020 feet
  3. House at 20 West 16th Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis Xavier Church House of worship
    700 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McBurney YMCA Recreation center
    1,050 feet
  2. Old Chelsea Post Office Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and ten 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 18th 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.