Amsterdam Avenue & West 72nd Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Interborough Rapid Transit System, 72nd Street Control House, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3.

Safety record
19 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
120 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 72 St/Amsterdam Av · M72
Within a walk
34 places
10 religious buildings, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    120 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. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 72 St/Amsterdam Av, 60 feet away, for the M72.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 72 St/Amsterdam Av M72
    60 feet
    M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

Amsterdam Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 73 St 54 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.6 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
    1,200 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2010

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
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,900 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 1902 and 1927.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109137, 109138, 109773 and 113867.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 324 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1902.

  1. Interborough Rapid Transit System, 72nd Street Control House Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Horn & Hardart Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. The Hotel Alamac Designated landmark
    430 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
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament School
    770 feet
  3. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
Show all 8
  1. West End Day School
    990 feet
  2. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. Manhattan Star Academy School
    1,020 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  5. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Verdi Square
    100 feet
  2. Sherman Square
    440 feet
  3. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    990 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    540 feet
  2. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    810 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    280 feet
  3. Dorilton Listed historic place
    320 feet
Show all 7
  1. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    860 feet
  4. Level Club Listed historic place
    860 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Rutgers Presbyterian Church Landmark
    410 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    590 feet
  3. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    830 feet
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  1. West End Synagogue House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    960 feet
  3. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    200 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    670 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    950 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    260 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 115 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 72nd 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.