Amsterdam Avenue & West 74th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 74th 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, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Hotel Berkley stands 140 feet away, and Central Savings Bank stands 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places and 109 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Broadway/W 74 St · M104
Within a walk
32 places
8 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 74th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 550 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
    550 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. 79 St 1
    0.3 miles
    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 Broadway/W 74 St, 390 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 74 St M104 · Shelter
    390 feet
    M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 2148 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    790 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2021

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
74 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,600 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 1891 and 1926.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and June 2026; 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 8:30am to 7pm on West 74th Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 74th Street (south side).

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 74th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111009, 111755, 111886, 111887, 111909, 111910, 114197 and 114403.

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 337 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1894.

  1. The Hotel Berkley Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Central Savings Bank Designated landmark
    140 feet
  3. The Phoenix Hotel Designated landmark
    200 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
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    430 feet
  2. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  3. Parkside School
    1,170 feet
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  1. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  2. Gan Aliya School
    1,210 feet
  3. M.S. M245 the Computer School
    1,210 feet
  4. M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
    1,210 feet
  5. The Anderson School
    1,210 feet
  6. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Verdi Square
    320 feet
  2. Tecumseh Playground
    850 feet
  3. Sherman Square
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,090 feet
  2. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    480 feet
  3. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    620 feet
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  1. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Level Club Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Dorilton Listed historic place
    870 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    560 feet
  2. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
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  1. Christian Community Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    580 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 76th Street Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    780 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 109 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 74th 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.