Amsterdam Avenue & West 75th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 75th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New-York Cab Company Stable, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places and 101 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 75 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
31 places
8 religious buildings, 7 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 75th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 810 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
    810 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
    0.5 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 75 St, 160 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 75 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M7 M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

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
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.4 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
    520 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

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 (Central)
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,100 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 1892 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 7 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and December 2024; 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 75th Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 75th Street (south side).

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 75th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111753, 111910, 111911, 112489, 112807, 114403 and 114616.

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 274 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1893.

  1. New-York Cab Company Stable Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Riverside Memorial Chapel Designated landmark
    210 feet
  3. Parkwest Hospital Designated landmark
    260 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
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
  2. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Gan Aliya School
    940 feet
Show all 8
  1. M.S. M245 the Computer School
    940 feet
  2. M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
    940 feet
  3. The Anderson School
    940 feet
  4. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    1,020 feet
  5. Manhattan Day School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Verdi Square
    590 feet
  2. Tecumseh Playground
    590 feet
  3. Sherman Square
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Level Club Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  4. Dorilton Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    670 feet
  2. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Christian Community Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    840 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 76th Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    950 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 101 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 75th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.