Amsterdam Avenue & West 60th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 60th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gertrude Ederle Playground is 430 feet away, and Professional Childrens School is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, seven of them schools, and 36 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Amsterdam Avenue.

Safety record
6 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 59 St · M11
Within a walk
32 places
7 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
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Downtown
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Also within a walk

  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 59 St, 190 feet away, for the M11.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 59 St M11 · Shelter
    190 feet
    M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 59 St & 10 Ave 117 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 161 West 61st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    550 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 60th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 105738 and 109736.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Medieval Revival, and built between 1875 and 1885.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 public spaces
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 452 School
    380 feet
  2. Professional Childrens School
    440 feet
  3. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    880 feet
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  1. Gateway School of NY School
    560 feet
  2. West End Secondary School
    900 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  4. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    990 feet
  5. Amsterdam Child care
    1,020 feet
  6. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    1,060 feet
  7. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  8. Speyer Legacy School
    1,130 feet
  9. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    1,160 feet
  10. Star a Kidz M Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    430 feet
  2. Damrosch Park
    600 feet
  3. Lincoln Center Plaza
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Concerto Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Regent Public space
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Library
    1,070 feet
  2. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    1,130 feet
  2. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
  3. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul Apostle Church Landmark · listed historic place
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 60th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.