Amsterdam Avenue & West 69th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 69th Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. West End Synagogue is 110 feet away, and Matthew P. Sapolin Playground is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 11 of them schools, and 85 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 69 St · M11
Within a walk
44 places
11 schools, 9 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 69th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    770 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,230 feet
    1
  2. 72 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Laced Canopy” (2002) by Robert Hickman at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 69 St, 120 feet away, for the M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 69 St M11
    120 feet
    M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 70 St & Amsterdam Ave 43 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 2148 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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
78 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 9,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Amsterdam Avenue (west side).

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 69th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of West 69th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110307, 111483, 112011, 114327 and 114468.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 149 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1896.

  1. The Hotel Alamac Designated landmark
    490 feet
  2. Church of the Blessed Sacrament Rectory Designated landmark
    550 feet
  3. Pythian Temple Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Star Academy School
    220 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  3. Star Program School
    610 feet
Show all 13
  1. Special Music School
    710 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament School Landmark
    740 feet
  3. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    1,000 feet
  4. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice School
    1,220 feet
  5. High School of Arts and Technology School
    1,220 feet
  6. Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
    1,220 feet
  7. Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The School
    1,220 feet
  8. West End Day School
    1,230 feet
  9. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  10. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    200 feet
  2. Sherman Square
    300 feet
  3. Verdi Square
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Richard Tucker Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dorilton Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Riverside Library
    1,070 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet
  2. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet
  3. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West End Synagogue House of worship
    110 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    170 feet
  3. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Landmark
    620 feet
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  1. Blessed Sacrament Church Landmark
    690 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    970 feet
  4. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    670 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    380 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    810 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 85 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 69th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.