Amsterdam Avenue & West 76th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 76th 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, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Memorial Chapel stands 110 feet away, and Parkwest Hospital stands 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places and 98 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 75 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
30 places
10 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 76th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    1,080 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
    1,230 feet
    1
  2. 81 St-Museum of Natural History 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, 120 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 75 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    120 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.

  • 58 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
    650 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 125 West 76th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    650 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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 (Central)
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 6,300 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 1893 and 1926.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

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

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 76th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109551, 111184 and 114616.

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 280 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1893.

  1. Riverside Memorial Chapel Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. New-York Cab Company Stable Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. Parkwest Hospital Designated landmark
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Gan Aliya School
    680 feet
  3. M.S. M245 the Computer School
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
    680 feet
  2. The Anderson School
    680 feet
  3. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    750 feet
  4. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tecumseh Playground
    320 feet
  2. Verdi Square
    850 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    700 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Studio Apartments Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  4. Mt. Neboh Synagogue (Demolished) Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  5. 79th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  6. Apthorp Apartments Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  7. West 76th Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    660 feet
  2. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 120 West 76th Street Older adult center
    680 feet
  2. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    680 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 98 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 76th 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.