Amsterdam Avenue & West 96th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 70 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 351 red-light and 2,550 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Holy Name of Jesus Church is 170 feet away, and Manhattan Children's Center is 930 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 36 public places and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
70 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 96 St/Amsterdam Av · M96, M106
Within a walk
36 places
12 day care or pre-K sites, 10 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 590 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
    590 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
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 103 St 1
    0.4 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 W 96 St/Amsterdam Av, 80 feet away, for the M96 and M106.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 96 St/Amsterdam Av M96, M106 · Shelter
    80 feet
    M96 M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …
  2. M106 …

Live arrivals

West 96th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 95 St & Broadway 32 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 303 West 96th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,210 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 70 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 1994
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2020
  • Turn calming, November 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 351 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 150th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 408 more were issued.

In 2025, 2,550 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 346th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,383 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
89 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on West 96th Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 96th Street (south side).

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

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

North side of West 96th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111811, 112697, 112698, 113341 and 114863.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 23 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival. They were mostly built between 1917 and 1921.

  1. East River Savings Bank Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Hotel Marcy Designated landmark
    800 feet
  3. Hotel Paris; Paris Apartments Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Schools and child care

  1. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    110 feet
  2. Tamim Academy of NYC School
    310 feet
  3. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
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  1. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. The West Side Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side Preschool
    510 feet
  4. La Maternelle III Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    510 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  6. P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith School
    800 feet
  7. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  8. Manhattan Children's Center School
    930 feet
  9. Studio School
    1,000 feet
  10. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  11. La Escuelita Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  12. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  13. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    1,140 feet
  14. Lafayette Academy School
    1,140 feet
  15. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    1,140 feet
  16. P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson School
    1,200 feet
  17. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Happy Warrior Playground
    600 feet
  2. Frederick Douglass Playground
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. St. Michael's Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Pomander Walk District Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Symphony Space Theatre Theater or concert hall
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    170 feet
  2. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    850 feet
  3. St Michaels Episcopal Church House of worship
    900 feet
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  1. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Advent Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 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 96th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.