Amsterdam Avenue & West 64th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 64th Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Amsterdam development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is 230 feet away, and Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 12 of them schools, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 65 St · M11
Within a walk
46 places
12 schools, 8 theaters or concert halls and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 64th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,230 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.4 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 65 St, 360 feet away, for the M11.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 65 St M11
    360 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 66 St 28 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 179 West 68th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,320 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 5 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2020

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 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 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

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

North side of West 64th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 64th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110822.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus.

  1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sculpture by William Tarr, 1973
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts School
    360 feet
  3. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice School
    710 feet
Show all 21
  1. Amsterdam Child care
    250 feet
  2. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. High School of Arts and Technology School
    710 feet
  4. Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
    710 feet
  5. Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The School
    710 feet
  6. Star Program School
    770 feet
  7. Juilliard School (The) College
    860 feet
  8. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    860 feet
  9. Ucp of NYC - Manhattan Child Program School
    920 feet
  10. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  11. Gateway School of NY School
    1,030 feet
  12. P.S. 452 School
    1,050 feet
  13. Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  14. Congregation Habonim Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  15. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  16. Special Music School
    1,140 feet
  17. Manhattan Star Academy School
    1,190 feet
  18. West End Secondary School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lincoln Center Plaza
    270 feet
  2. Damrosch Park
    310 feet
  3. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    370 feet
Show all 4
  1. Richard Tucker Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    1,140 feet
  3. Public space at Concerto Public space
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    1,270 feet
  2. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Library
    230 feet
  2. Riverside Library
    510 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    250 feet
  2. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    290 feet
  3. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    410 feet
Show all 9
  1. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    430 feet
  2. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    660 feet
  3. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    920 feet
  4. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    930 feet
  5. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,090 feet
  6. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. West End Synagogue House of worship
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 250 West 65th Street Older adult center
    920 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and five 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 64th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.