Avenue of the Americas & West 21st Street

Avenue of the Americas and West 21st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Ladies' Mile Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hugh O'Neill Building stands 140 feet away, and Manhattan Village Academy is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and M. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them trade or language schools, and 110 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · F, M
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
6 Av/W 20 St · M7, M55
Within a walk
21 places
6 trade or language schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue of the Americas & West 21st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St F, M
    560 feet
    F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. M …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St/6 Av 1, 2, 3, F, L, M
    1,250 feet
    1 2 3 F L M
  2. 23 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Stationary Figures” (2018) by William Wegman at the 23 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 6 Av/W 20 St, 190 feet away, for the M7 and M55.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 6 Av/W 20 St M7, M55
    190 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 and West 21st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 21 St & 6 Ave 74 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 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
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 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, January 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm on West 21st Street (both sides), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm on West 21st Street (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101810, 103329 and 104957.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 127 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1855 and 1908.

  1. Hugh O'Neill Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Hall Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. Church of the Holy Communion Sister's House Designated landmark
    170 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Marie Pense Center Preschool
    470 feet
  2. Manhattan Village Academy School
    640 feet
  3. New York Conservatory for Dramatic A College
    760 feet
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  1. Madison Business & Data Proc Inst Trade or language school
    770 feet
  2. Institute of Culinary Education (The Trade or language school
    780 feet
  3. Little Scholars Learning Center VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  4. Manhattan Edit Workshop Trade or language school
    930 feet
  5. The Montessori at Flatiron Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  6. Sixth Avenue Elementary School
    1,140 feet
  7. Pacific College of Health & Science College
    1,290 feet
  8. American Hi-Tech Business School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  9. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  10. General Assembly Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chelsea Green Playground
    780 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
    610 feet
  3. Van Alen Institute Research library
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Poster House Museum
    790 feet
  2. Scribner Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 135 West 23rd Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 7/Engine 3/Ladder 12 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 18 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 21st 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.