Amsterdam Avenue & West 66th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 66th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,814 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The sculpture “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial” is 80 feet away, and the Engine 40/Ladder 35 firehouse is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
W 66 St/Amsterdam Av · M66
Within a walk
48 places
9 schools, 7 theaters or concert halls and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 66th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    700 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
    0.3 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 W 66 St/Amsterdam Av, 130 feet away, for the M66.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 66 St/Amsterdam Av M66
    130 feet
    M66

Next buses at this stop

  1. M66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 32 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
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2011
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2020

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,814 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 467th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 643 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
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 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1963 and 1989.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and October 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
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 66th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110307 and 112678.

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
    80 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Star Program School
    240 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice School
    440 feet
Show all 15
  1. High School of Arts and Technology School
    440 feet
  2. Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
    440 feet
  3. Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The School
    440 feet
  4. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  5. Juilliard School (The) College
    610 feet
  6. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    610 feet
  7. Special Music School
    610 feet
  8. Manhattan Star Academy School
    660 feet
  9. Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts School
    670 feet
  10. Amsterdam Child care
    770 feet
  11. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  12. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lincoln Center Plaza
    610 feet
  2. Richard Tucker Park
    800 feet
  3. Damrosch Park
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    900 feet
  2. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    930 feet
  3. Sherman Square
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    610 feet
  3. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    930 feet
  2. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    1,070 feet
  3. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Riverside Library
    290 feet
  2. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Library
    760 feet
  3. American Folk Art Museum
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. New York Philharmonic Research library
    1,240 feet
  2. First Battery Armory Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    390 feet
  2. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    410 feet
  3. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    440 feet
Show all 8
  1. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    730 feet
  2. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    770 feet
  3. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    850 feet
  4. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    910 feet
  5. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    640 feet
  3. West End Synagogue House of worship
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 250 West 65th Street Older adult center
    930 feet
  2. Ansonia Post Office
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and seven 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 66th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.