West Side Highway & 11th Avenue at West 18th Street

West Side Highway, 11th Avenue and West 18th Street meet at a five-way junction in Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Chelsea Piers Golf Club is 260 feet away, and Basis Independent Manhattan is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 11 Av/W 18 St, is 130 feet away for the M12, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them parks, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Lincoln Tunnel
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
11 Av/W 18 St · M12
Within a walk
14 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Side Highway & 11th Avenue at West 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 11 Av/W 18 St, 130 feet away, for the M12.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 11 Av/W 18 St M12
    130 feet
    M12

Next buses at this stop

  1. M12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 19 St & 11 Ave 61 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 450 West 17th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10011
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
10
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Chelsea-Hudson Yards

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2017.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Avenue

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of West 18th Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 18th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chelsea Piers L. P. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    400 feet
  2. Basis Independent Manhattan School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hudson River Park
    200 feet
  2. Chelsea Piers Golf Club Golf course
    260 feet
  3. The High Line Park
    440 feet
Show all 5
  1. 14th Street Park
    1,010 feet
  2. Chelsea Waterside Dog Park Dog run
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Chelsea Piers Walk Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at HFZ Plaza Public space
    310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Merchants Refrigerating Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    650 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Dia Art Foundation Chelsea Gallery Arts or cultural center
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 11th Avenue, West 18th Street or West Side Highway.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.