Amsterdam Avenue & West 119th Street
Amsterdam Avenue and West 119th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gatehouse Garden is 50 feet away, and Mount Sinai Morningside is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 10.3 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Railrider's Throne” (1991) by Michelle Greene at the 116 St-Columbia University station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 120 St, 110 feet away, for the M11.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amsterdam Av/W 120 St M11 · Shelter110 feetM11
Next buses at this stop
- M11 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.
- 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amsterdam Ave & W 119 St 29 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10027
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,800 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 1910 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Amsterdam Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
North side of West 119th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 119th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110278.
Landmarks and historic districts
Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1894 and 1927.
- Croton Aqueduct, West 119th Street Gatehouse Designated landmark110 feet
- Casa Italiana Designated landmark440 feet
- Saint Paul's Chapel, Columbia University Designated landmark480 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 colleges
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Teachers College Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5520 feet
- Teachers College - Columbia Univ College840 feet
- Columbia University College · listed historic place900 feet
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- Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas School1,140 feet
- Kipp Beyond Charter School1,230 feet
- Barnard College Preschool, ages 2 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gatehouse Garden50 feet
- Morningside Park590 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Philosophy Hall Listed historic place620 feet
- Pupin Physics Laboratories, Columbia University Listed historic place980 feet
Houses of worship
- Corpus Christi Church House of worship1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and three food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 120th Street 250 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 118th Street 260 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 121st Street 520 feet
- Morningside Drive & West 119th Street 530 feet
- West 120th Street & Morningside Drive 750 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 122nd Street 780 feet
- Morningside Drive & West 118th Street 800 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 116th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 119th Street.