Amsterdam Avenue & West 94th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 94th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's De Hostos Apartments development. The corner is also named DiDi Ford Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lafayette Academy is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places and 67 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 93 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
34 places
13 day care or pre-K sites, 9 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 94th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    490 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. 96 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 86 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

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 93 St, 160 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 93 St M7, M11 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    160 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.

  • 68 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. W 95 St & Broadway 32 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
7
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
99 feet above sea level

This corner is also named DiDi Ford Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's De Hostos Apartments development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on DiDi Ford Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 94th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of West 94th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109397 and 112838.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 42 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1897 and 1921.

  1. East River Savings Bank Designated landmark
    690 feet
  2. (former) Grand Lodge, Free Sons of Israel Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 playground
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Schools and child care

  1. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. The West Side Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  3. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    600 feet
Show all 20
  1. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Lafayette Academy School
    600 feet
  3. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    600 feet
  4. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  5. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  6. Tamim Academy of NYC School
    850 feet
  7. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  8. Manhattan Children's Center School
    910 feet
  9. Studio School
    980 feet
  10. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  11. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  12. Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side Preschool
    1,050 feet
  13. La Maternelle III Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,050 feet
  14. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  15. Trinity School Landmark
    1,220 feet
  16. Vivvi 15 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,280 feet
  17. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Happy Warrior Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Pomander Walk District Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Temple Israel of the City of New York Listed historic place
    950 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Symphony Space Theatre Theater or concert hall
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Advent Lutheran Church House of worship
    560 feet
  3. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    610 feet
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  1. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    660 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    860 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 94th 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, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.