Amsterdam Avenue & West 62nd Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Amsterdam development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 2,513 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Damrosch Park is 80 feet away, and Lincoln Center is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 12 of them schools, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 61 St · M11
Within a walk
41 places
12 schools, 5 public spaces and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 62nd 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 six minutes on foot.

  • 7 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
  2. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    1 2 3

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, 300 feet away, for the M11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 34 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
    910 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. 179 West 68th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 2,513 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 351st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 813 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2026, 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 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of West 62nd Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of West 62nd Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109738.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 theaters or concert halls
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Amsterdam Child care
    500 feet
  2. P.S. 452 School
    530 feet
  3. Gateway School of NY School
    560 feet
Show all 16
  1. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts School
    860 feet
  3. West End Secondary School
    910 feet
  4. Professional Childrens School
    960 feet
  5. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  6. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    1,060 feet
  7. Ucp of NYC - Manhattan Child Program School
    1,160 feet
  8. Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  9. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice School
    1,230 feet
  10. High School of Arts and Technology School
    1,230 feet
  11. Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
    1,230 feet
  12. Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The School
    1,230 feet
  13. Star Program School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Damrosch Park
    80 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    290 feet
  3. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    940 feet
  2. Dante Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Concerto Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Public space
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai West Hospital
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Library
    550 feet
  2. Riverside Library
    1,020 feet
  3. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    610 feet
  2. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  3. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
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  1. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    840 feet
  3. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. St Paul Apostle Church Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    780 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 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 26 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 62nd Street.

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