Amsterdam Avenue & West 86th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 86th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. West Park Presbyterian Church is 110 feet away, and St. Agnes Library is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
410 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 86 St/Amsterdam Av · M86 SBS
Within a walk
32 places
12 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 1
    410 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 79 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Westside Views” (1989) by Nitza Tufiño (in collaboration with Grosvenor Neighborhood House Student Muralists) at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 86 St/Amsterdam Av, 60 feet away, for the M86 SBS.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 86 St/Amsterdam Av M86 SBS · Shelter
    60 feet
    M86 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M86 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 87 St & Amsterdam Ave 43 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.7 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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
90 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and May 2026; 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
  • Microhub zone 1 sign MICROHUB ZONE VEHICLES WITH PERMIT ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 86th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 86th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110908, 110909, 113089 and 113822.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 179 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. Belnord Apartments Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    790 feet
  3. St. Ignatius Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    500 feet
  2. Gan Aliya School
    600 feet
  3. Smith School
    600 feet
Show all 13
  1. The Child Center of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Frank McCourt High School
    950 feet
  3. Innovation Diploma Plus School
    950 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Upper West School
    950 feet
  5. The Global Learning Collaborative School
    950 feet
  6. The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers School
    950 feet
  7. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  8. Happy Kids, NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  9. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    1,250 feet
  10. Bard Grad Ctr for Decorative Arts College
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. St. Gregory's Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Children's Museum of Manhattan Museum
    950 feet
  2. Claremont Stables Listed historic place
    990 feet
  3. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Agnes Library
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West Park Presbyterian Church Landmark
    110 feet
  2. The Jewish Center Landmark
    500 feet
  3. First Church of Religious Science House of worship
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Holy Trinity RC Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. St Vladimir Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  3. Congregation Ohav Sholom House of worship
    1,260 feet
  4. Congregation Bnai Jeshurun House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Planetarium Post Office
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Zabar's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    100 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 86th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.