Amsterdam Avenue & West 87th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Jewish Center is 530 feet away, and Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX is 890 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 35 public places, 12 of them schools, and 78 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Amsterdam Avenue.

Safety record
9 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 86 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
35 places
12 schools, 9 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 87th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 1
    560 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. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

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 Amsterdam Av/W 86 St, 180 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 86 St M7, M11 · Countdown sign
    180 feet
    M7 M11
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 87 St & Amsterdam Ave 43 docks in all
    50 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. 101 West 90th Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
92 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and December 2024, 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

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 87th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 87th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110909, 113822 and 114903.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 173 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1894.

  1. Belnord Apartments Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Public School 166 Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. Claremont Stables Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Child Center of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    330 feet
  2. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    530 feet
  3. Gan Aliya School
    690 feet
Show all 16
  1. Smith School
    690 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    970 feet
  4. Stephen Gaynor School
    1,080 feet
  5. Geneva School of Manhattan School
    1,150 feet
  6. Frank McCourt High School
    1,230 feet
  7. Innovation Diploma Plus School
    1,230 feet
  8. Success Academy Charter School - Upper West School
    1,230 feet
  9. The Global Learning Collaborative School
    1,230 feet
  10. The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers School
    1,230 feet
  11. Beit Rabban Day School
    1,260 feet
  12. Ideal School of Manhattan - Upper School
    1,260 feet
  13. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    890 feet
  2. St. Gregory's Playground
    1,000 feet
  3. West 87th Street Park & Garden
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun and Community House Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 6
  1. United Methodist Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew Complex Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Temple Israel of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  3. Children's Museum of Manhattan Museum
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West Park Presbyterian Church Landmark
    210 feet
  2. The Jewish Center Landmark
    530 feet
  3. First Church of Religious Science House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Congregation Bnai Jeshurun Landmark
    980 feet
  2. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 78 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 87th 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.