Amsterdam Avenue & West 99th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 99th Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Parish House of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 260 feet away, and Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences stands 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 98 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
28 places
12 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 99th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.3 miles 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
    0.3 miles
    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. 103 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 96 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 98 St, 180 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 98 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M7 M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 100 St & Broadway 39 docks in all
    860 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 204 West 101st Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    750 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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-Manhattan Valley
Elevation
95 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Amsterdam Avenue (east side).

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of West 99th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 99th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111258 and 112667.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1892 and 1910.

  1. Rectory of St. Michael's Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Parish House of St. Michael's Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    260 feet
  3. Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences Designated landmark
    260 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Riverside Health Center.

  1. Inside Out Site-specific installation by Richard Artschwager, 2014
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. La Escuelita Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  3. P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith School
    560 feet
Show all 15
  1. Tamim Academy of NYC School
    650 feet
  2. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side Preschool
    750 feet
  4. La Maternelle III Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    750 feet
  5. Morningside Montessori School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  6. Yaldaynu Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  7. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  8. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  9. Open Door Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  10. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  11. Young Women's Leadership School
    1,240 feet
  12. The West Side Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Happy Warrior Playground
    70 feet
  2. Frederick Douglass Playground
    350 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bloomingdale Library
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Episcopal Church Landmark
    120 feet
  2. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    280 feet
  3. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    730 feet
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  1. Ansche Chesed Synagogue House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Frederick Douglass Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at Douglass Addition Older adult center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 11/Engine 76/Ladder 22 Fire station
    730 feet
  2. 24th Precinct Police station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 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 53 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 99th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.