Bethesda Terrace Underpass & Bethesda Terrace Path

Bethesda Terrace Underpass and Bethesda Terrace Path meet at a three-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bethesda Fountain in Central Park is 210 feet away, and Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 15 of them park features.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
72 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
1,290 feet
5 Av/E 72 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +5
Within a walk
17 places
15 park features, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bethesda Terrace Underpass & Bethesda Terrace Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SKY” (2018) by Yoko Ono at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/E 72 St, 1,290 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and five more.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 72 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +5
    1,290 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 BxM6 BxM7 BxM8 BxM9 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. BxM6 …
  6. BxM7 …
  7. BxM8 …
  8. BxM9 …
  9. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 72 St 33 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 60 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
City Council district
6
Police precinct
22
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Central Park

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

  1. Bethesda Terrace Designated landmark
    40 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller Bust by C.L. Richter, 1859
    290 feet
  2. Ludwig Van Beethoven Bust by Hugo Hagen and Henry Baerer, 1884
    360 feet
  3. Victor Herbert Bust by Edmond Thomas Quinn, 1927
    510 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 15 park features
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Bethesda Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    210 feet
  3. Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park Park feature
    390 feet
Show all 17
  1. Rumsey Playfield in Central Park Park feature
    490 feet
  2. Cherry Hill and Wagner Cove in Central Park Park feature
    580 feet
  3. Cherry Hill Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    590 feet
  4. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    610 feet
  5. Pilgrim Hill in Central Park Park feature
    780 feet
  6. Bow Bridge in Central Park Park feature
    840 feet
  7. Ramble in Central Park Park feature
    860 feet
  8. Loeb Boathouse in Central Park Park feature
    890 feet
  9. Cedar Hill in Central Park Park feature
    1,010 feet
  10. Mineral Springs in Central Park Park feature
    1,040 feet
  11. Nell Singer Lilac Walk in Central Park Park feature
    1,070 feet
  12. Hans Christian Andersen Statue in Central Park Park feature
    1,120 feet
  13. East 72nd Street Playground
    1,180 feet
  14. Conservatory Water in Central Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bethesda Terrace Underpass.

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.