Amsterdam Avenue & West 77th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 77th 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, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tecumseh Playground is 60 feet away, and M.S. M245 the Computer School is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
79 St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 77 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
26 places
7 listed historic places, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 77th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 79 St 1
    1,020 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3
  2. 81 St-Museum of Natural History B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 77 St, 110 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 77 St M7, M11 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    M7 M11
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue and West 77th Street.

  • 59 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 79 St 48 docks in all
    480 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. 210 West 76th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,140 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,600 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 1893 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 77th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109552, 113117 and 113379.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 268 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1894.

  1. Riverside Memorial Chapel Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Parkwest Hospital Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. New-York Cab Company Stable Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 7 listed historic places
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    490 feet
  3. M.S. M245 the Computer School
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
    630 feet
  2. The Anderson School
    630 feet
  3. Gan Aliya School
    940 feet
  4. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tecumseh Playground
    60 feet
  2. Verdi Square
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    430 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mt. Neboh Synagogue (Demolished) Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. 79th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. Apthorp Apartments Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Studio Apartments Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  3. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  4. St. Agnes Library
    1,220 feet
  5. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    930 feet
  3. First Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 120 West 76th Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Zabar's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    420 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    450 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 104 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 77th 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.