Amsterdam Avenue & West 89th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 89th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Claremont Stables, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away, and P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 11 of them schools, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 89 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
34 places
11 schools, 9 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 1
    1,080 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3
  2. 86 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

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 89 St, 50 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 89 St M7, M11
    50 feet
    M7 M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 90 St & Amsterdam Ave 34 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 101 West 90th Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
99 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 89th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 89th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111400 and 113204.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 119 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1896.

  1. Claremont Stables Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Public School 166 Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. Belnord Apartments Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 community centers
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    450 feet
  3. Stephen Gaynor School
    550 feet
Show all 17
  1. Geneva School of Manhattan School
    620 feet
  2. Beit Rabban Day School
    740 feet
  3. Ideal School of Manhattan - Upper School
    740 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  5. The Child Center of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  6. Trinity School Landmark
    960 feet
  7. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  8. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,050 feet
  9. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  10. Gan Aliya School
    1,210 feet
  11. Smith School
    1,210 feet
  12. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    1,250 feet
  13. Lafayette Academy School
    1,250 feet
  14. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Gregory's Playground
    480 feet
  2. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    530 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Temple Israel of the City of New York Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun and Community House Listed historic place
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West Park Presbyterian Church Landmark
    730 feet
  2. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. Congregation Bnai Jeshurun House of worship
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Jewish Center House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    1,130 feet
  2. Older adult center at 593 Columbus Avenue Older adult center
    1,140 feet
  3. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 89th 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.