Broadway & Columbus Circle

Broadway and Columbus Circle meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The statue “Columbus Monument” is 130 feet away, and the Engine 23 firehouse is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 109 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Central Park West/Columbus Circle · M10, M20
Within a walk
37 places
10 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Columbus Circle Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    70 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. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1

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, 250 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Columbus Circle.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 61 St 52 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Columbus Circle

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Columbus Circle

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Columbus Circle

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104521.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1902 and 1940.

  1. 240 Central Park South Apartments Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. United States Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    600 feet
  3. Gainsborough Studios Designated landmark
    630 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Columbus Monument Statue by Gaetano Russo, 1892
    130 feet
  2. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    290 feet
  3. Close Contact Sculpture by Gustav Kraitz and Ulla Kraitz, 2009
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    590 feet
  2. Television Studio Sch-Ny 730 Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
Show all 8
  1. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  2. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  3. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    1,220 feet
  5. Speyer Legacy School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    30 feet
  2. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    310 feet
  3. Dante Park
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Lincoln Center Plaza
    1,250 feet
  2. Heckscher Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    410 feet
  2. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    650 feet
  3. Public space at Regent Public space
    860 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Beaumont Public space
    860 feet
  2. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    1,140 feet
  4. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    1,140 feet
  5. Public space at Colonnade Public space
    1,160 feet
  6. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,160 feet
  7. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    1,200 feet
  8. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    40 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    130 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    360 feet
Show all 7
  1. American Bible Society Research library
    780 feet
  2. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Media Alliance Research library
    1,160 feet
  4. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul Apostle Church Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station · landmark
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    650 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 109 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Columbus Circle.

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