Bridle Path West & Heckscher Ballfields Path

Bridle Path West and Heckscher Ballfields Path (south) meet at a four-way crossing in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The pylon “U.S.S. Maine National Monument” is 680 feet away, and Museum of Arts and Design is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Central Park West/Columbus Circle · M10, M20
Within a walk
13 places
3 listed historic places, 3 park features and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bridle Path West & Heckscher Ballfields Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    820 feet
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N Q R W
  2. 57 St M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/Columbus Circle, 880 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/Columbus Circle M10, M20
    880 feet
    M10 M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & Central Park South 81 docks in all
    1,190 feet

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

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1902 and 1931.

  1. The Society for Ethical Culture School Designated landmark
    700 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Central Park.

  1. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    680 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 park features
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Heckscher Playground
    340 feet
  3. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,040 feet
  2. Cop Cot in Central Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. 240 Central Park South Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bridle Path West or Heckscher Ballfields Path.

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYC City Planning, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 3, 2026.