Broadway & West 70th Street

Broadway and West 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Hotel Alamac stands 190 feet away, and Church of the Blessed Sacrament Rectory stands 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places and 108 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Broadway/W 70 St · M5, M104
Within a walk
38 places
9 religious buildings, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    540 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. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,230 feet
    1
  2. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Laced Canopy” (2002) by Robert Hickman at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 70 St, 130 feet away, for the M5 and M104.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 70 St M5, M104 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M5 M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 70 St & Amsterdam Ave 43 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 2148 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 7,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least one new affordable home has been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 70th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110791, 110792, 111484 and 113078.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 227 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1903.

  1. The Hotel Alamac Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Church of the Blessed Sacrament Rectory Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. Pythian Temple Designated landmark
    320 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Giuseppe Verdi Statue by Pasquale Civiletti, 1906
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 schools
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blessed Sacrament School Landmark
    330 feet
  2. Manhattan Star Academy School
    630 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    890 feet
  2. Special Music School
    920 feet
  3. West End Day School
    1,000 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  5. Star Program School
    1,020 feet
  6. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sherman Square
    80 feet
  2. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    470 feet
  3. Verdi Square
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    940 feet
  2. Richard Tucker Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    400 feet
  3. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dorilton Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,270 feet
  2. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Blessed Sacrament Church Landmark
    280 feet
  2. West End Synagogue House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    470 feet
Show all 8
  1. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    620 feet
  3. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    940 feet
  4. Vedanta Society House of worship
    1,240 feet
  5. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    630 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    420 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    580 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    550 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 108 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 70th Street.

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