Amsterdam Avenue & West 123rd Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 123rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Grant development. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Public School 36 stands 250 feet away, and Columbia Secondary School is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, five of them schools, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 123 St · M11
Within a walk
25 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 123 St, 50 feet away, for the M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 123 St M11
    50 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morningside Dr & Amsterdam Ave 35 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    980 feet

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.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Grant development.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of West 123rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of West 123rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110826 and 111584.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1941 and 1966.

  1. Public School 36 Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    280 feet
  2. P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas School
    340 feet
  3. Columbia Secondary School
    580 feet
Show all 11
  1. Kipp Star College Prep Charter School
    580 feet
  2. P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School
    580 feet
  3. Jewish Theological Semnry of America College
    870 feet
  4. Teachers College Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  5. Children's Learning Center at Morningside Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  6. Teachers College - Columbia Univ College
    1,170 feet
  7. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  8. Kipp Beyond Charter School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Morningside Park
    350 feet
  2. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    440 feet
  3. Playground 123 Playground
    710 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Grows P.S. 125 Community Garden
    770 feet
  2. Gatehouse Garden
    1,100 feet
  3. Grant Shade Garden- Grant Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,240 feet
  4. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. George Bruce Library
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Corpus Christi Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grant Community Center
    630 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1301 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    630 feet
  3. Morningside Field House Recreation center
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 123rd 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, NYCHA, 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.