Amsterdam Avenue & West 61st Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 61st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Amsterdam development. The corner is also named Power Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 452 is 270 feet away, and Gateway School of NY is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 61 St · M11
Within a walk
36 places
7 schools, 5 public spaces and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Artemis, Acrobats, Divas, and Dancers” (2001) by Nancy Spero at the 66 St-Lincoln Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 61 St, 40 feet away, for the M11.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 61 St M11
    40 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 161 West 61st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    290 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 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
82 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Power Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on December 28, 2009 (Local Law 92 of 2009).

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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 Amsterdam development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Power Memorial Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and April 2026; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 61st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 61st Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 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 36 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 452 School
    270 feet
  2. Gateway School of NY School
    300 feet
  3. Amsterdam Child care
    760 feet
Show all 13
  1. West End Secondary School
    650 feet
  2. Professional Childrens School
    700 feet
  3. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    800 feet
  4. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  5. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  6. Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts School
    1,120 feet
  7. Roberts Tech & Trade Sch 631 Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  8. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    1,160 feet
  9. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    1,250 feet
  10. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Damrosch Park
    340 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    550 feet
  3. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    680 feet
Show all 4
  1. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    900 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Concerto Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    980 feet
  3. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Regent Public space
    1,300 feet
  2. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Library
    820 feet
  2. Riverside Library
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    880 feet
  2. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    990 feet
  3. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul Apostle Church Landmark · listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    620 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    520 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
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and ten 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 61st 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 Records, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.