Amsterdam Avenue & West 90th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 90th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Stephen Gaynor School is 290 feet away, and Geneva School of Manhattan is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 54 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 89 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
33 places
10 religious buildings, 9 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    1,300 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bloemendaal” (2010) by Masamichi Udagawa & Sigi Moeslinger at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 89 St, 310 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 89 St M7, M11
    310 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 and West 90th Street.

  • 74 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
    80 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 101 West 90th Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    870 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
102 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-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 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 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 90th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 90th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109561, 110653, 110885 and 111400.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 88 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1890 and 1897.

  1. Claremont Stables Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Public School 166 Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. (former) St. Agnes Parish House Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. Stephen Gaynor School
    290 feet
  3. Geneva School of Manhattan School
    360 feet
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  1. Trinity School Landmark
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    710 feet
  3. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  4. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    990 feet
  5. Lafayette Academy School
    990 feet
  6. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    990 feet
  7. Beit Rabban Day School
    1,000 feet
  8. Ideal School of Manhattan - Upper School
    1,000 feet
  9. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  10. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  11. The Child Center of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  12. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  13. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Gregory's Playground
    360 feet
  2. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    790 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Temple Israel of the City of New York Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    420 feet
  3. Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun and Community House Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
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  1. Belnord Apartments Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    960 feet
  3. West Park Presbyterian Church House of worship
    990 feet
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  1. Congregation Bnai Jeshurun House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Advent Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  4. Congregation Heichal Moshe House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    850 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,040 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 90th 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.