Amsterdam Avenue & West 78th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 78th 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, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Division 3/Ladder 25 firehouse is 380 feet away, and P.S. 087 William Sherman is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 104 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
79 St
790 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 77 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 78th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 79 St 1
    790 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
    0.5 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 77 St, 180 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
    180 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 78th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 79 St 48 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 160 West 84th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,700 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 1895 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and December 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 78th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 78th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109348, 113117, 113377 and 113378.

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 249 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1889 and 1896.

  1. Hotel Lucerne Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Riverside Memorial Chapel Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Junior High School No. 44 Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    430 feet
  2. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  3. M.S. M245 the Computer School
    900 feet
Show all 8
  1. M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
    900 feet
  2. The Anderson School
    900 feet
  3. Happy Kids, NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  4. The Brownstone School and Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  5. Gan Aliya School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tecumseh Playground
    120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mt. Neboh Synagogue (Demolished) Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. 79th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    800 feet
  3. Apthorp Apartments Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. St. Agnes Library
    960 feet
  2. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. First Baptist Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. St Vladimir Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
Show all 7
  1. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    1,190 feet
  2. All Angels Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  3. Holy Trinity RC Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  4. Carlebach Shul House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 120 West 76th Street Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    380 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Zabar's Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    150 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 104 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 78th 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.