Amsterdam Avenue & West 70th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sherman Square is 40 feet away, and Blessed Sacrament School is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 98 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Amsterdam Avenue.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 69 St · M11
Within a walk
39 places
10 religious buildings, 8 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    510 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
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 72 St B, C
    0.3 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, 180 feet away, for the M11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 70 St & Amsterdam Ave 43 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 2148 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 8,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least one new affordable home has been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 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.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 70th Street (south side).

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

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

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of West 70th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110307, 110744, 112110 and 114327.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 224 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1897.

  1. The Hotel Alamac Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. Church of the Blessed Sacrament Rectory Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. Horn & Hardart Designated landmark
    460 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Verdi Square.

  1. Giuseppe Verdi Statue by Pasquale Civiletti, 1906
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Star Academy School
    480 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament School Landmark
    490 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    740 feet
  2. Star Program School
    870 feet
  3. West End Day School
    970 feet
  4. Special Music School
    970 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sherman Square
    40 feet
  2. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    320 feet
  3. Verdi Square
    650 feet
Show all 4
  1. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    790 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    270 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    910 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dorilton Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    600 feet
Show all 8
  1. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  4. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  5. Level Club Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West End Synagogue House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    420 feet
  3. Blessed Sacrament Church Landmark
    420 feet
Show all 7
  1. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    780 feet
  3. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    900 feet
  4. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    1,120 feet
  2. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    550 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    570 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    510 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 98 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 70th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.