Center Drive & 65th Street Transverse
Center Drive and 65th Street Transverse meet at a five-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sheep Meadow in Central Park is under 10 feet away. The nearest subway, 5 Av/59 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, ten of them park features. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Center Drive.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 5 Av/59 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 5 Av/59 St N, R, W0.4 milesN R W
Next trains at this station
Queens
3 lines- N …
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Downtown
3 lines- N …
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Also within a walk
- 57 St M0.4 milesM
- 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D0.5 miles1 A B C D
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Oasis” (1997) by Ann Schaumburger at the 5 Av/59 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/E 66 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M1, M2, M3 and M4.
- 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 5 Av/E 66 St M1, M2, M3, M40.3 milesM1 M2 M3 M4
Next buses at this stop
- M1 …
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Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Center Drive.
Nearest bike-share station
- Central Park S & 6 Ave 73 docks in all0.3 miles
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.
- 720 11th Avenue Gas station1.5 miles
- 60 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10000
- City Council district
- 6
- Police precinct
- 22
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Central Park
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
- The Dairy Designated landmark340 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.
- The Indian Hunter Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1869420 feet
- Christopher Columbus Statue by Jeronimo Sunol, 1894480 feet
- Robert Burns Statue by Sir John Steell, 1880590 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 park features
- 1 playground
- 1 zoo or aquarium
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park featureunder 10 feet
- Chess & Checkers House in Central Park Park feature240 feet
- Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature320 feet
Show all 12
- Literary Walk in Central Park Park feature570 feet
- Cats Rock in Central Park Park feature590 feet
- Heckscher Playground760 feet
- Central Park Zoo Zoo or aquarium · landmark850 feet
- Delacorte Clock in Central Park Park feature1,110 feet
- Nell Singer Lilac Walk in Central Park Park feature1,170 feet
- Wallach Walk in Central Park Park feature1,170 feet
- Cop Cot in Central Park Park feature1,190 feet
- Dene in Central Park Park feature1,220 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and homes within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Heckscher Ballfields Path & Central Park Path 60 feet
- Central Park Path & Hallett Nature Sanctuary Path 120 feet
- Center Drive & Central Park Path 250 feet
- Center Drive & The Mall 550 feet
- Center Drive & Heckscher Ballfields Path 550 feet
- East Drive & Center Drive 690 feet
- West Drive & 65th Street Transverse 1,020 feet
- 5th Avenue & 65th Street Transverse at East 65th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 65th Street Transverse, Center Drive or Heckscher Ballfields Path.