Broadway & West 78th Street

Broadway and West 78th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Lucerne stands 580 feet away, and Beacon Theatre is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 77 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
79 St
270 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Broadway/W 77 St · M104
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 78th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 79 St 1
    270 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3
  2. 86 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 77 St, 200 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 77 St M104 · Shelter
    200 feet
    M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 78th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 78 St & Broadway 39 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 210 West 76th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Microhub zone 1 sign MICROHUB ZONE VEHICLES WITH PERMIT ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 78th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 78th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111501, 113377 and 114873.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 191 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1890 and 1900.

  1. The Collegiate School, Platten Hall Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Belleclaire Hotel Designated landmark
    330 feet
  3. Hotel Lucerne Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 087 William Sherman School
    950 feet
  2. Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. Calhoun School
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tecumseh Playground
    640 feet
  2. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Neufeld Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Gloucester Public space
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 79th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. Apthorp Apartments Listed historic place
    340 feet
  3. Mt. Neboh Synagogue (Demolished) Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
Show all 5
  1. Riverside Drive-West 80th-81st Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  2. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. West End Collegiate Church Landmark · listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. First Baptist Church Landmark
    420 feet
  3. All Angels Church House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. Carlebach Shul Landmark
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 3/Ladder 25 Fire station
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Zabar's Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    300 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    590 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 78th Street.

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