Broadway & West 74th Street

Broadway and West 74th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Beacon Theatre is 140 feet away, and Sherman Square is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 94 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
430 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Broadway/W 74 St · M104
Within a walk
27 places
9 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 74th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 430 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
    430 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. 79 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.5 miles
    1

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 74 St, 120 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 74 St M104 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 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
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 2148 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    520 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 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 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

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
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,400 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 1900 and 1927.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and February 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on West 74th Street (south side).

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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of West 74th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111009, 111010, 111701 and 111909.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and 262 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1903.

  1. Ansonia Hotel Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Central Savings Bank Designated landmark
    200 feet
  3. The Hotel Berkley Designated landmark
    390 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
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manhattan Day School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Verdi Square
    360 feet
  2. Sherman Square
    1,060 feet
  3. Tecumseh Playground
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Level Club Listed historic place
    530 feet
  3. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Dorilton Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Rutgers Presbyterian Church Landmark
    320 feet
  2. Christian Community Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. West Side Institutional Synagogue House of worship
    1,190 feet
  2. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    190 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    680 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    700 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 94 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 74th 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.