Broadway & West 72nd Street

Broadway and West 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The statue “Giuseppe Verdi” is 220 feet away, and Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 106 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
W 72 St/Broadway · M5, M57, M72
Within a walk
34 places
10 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    60 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
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 72 St B, C
    0.4 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 W 72 St/Broadway, 30 feet away, for the M5, M57 and M72.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 72 St/Broadway M5, M57, M72
    30 feet
    M5 M57 M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M57 …
  3. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 73 St 54 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
74 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1904 and 1927.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110436 and 113828.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 290 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1906.

  1. Interborough Rapid Transit System, 72nd Street Control House Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Horn & Hardart Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. Central Savings Bank Designated landmark
    440 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
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
  3. Blessed Sacrament School
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. West End Day School
    1,040 feet
  2. Manhattan Star Academy School
    1,070 feet
  3. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Verdi Square
    140 feet
  2. Sherman Square
    480 feet
  3. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    1,030 feet
  2. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    580 feet
  2. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    860 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    410 feet
  3. Dorilton Listed historic place
    460 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Level Club Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    900 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rutgers Presbyterian Church Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    670 feet
  3. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. West End Synagogue House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 141 West 73rd Street Older adult center
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    810 feet

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 106 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 72nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.