Center Drive & Terrace Drive at Cherry Hill Path

Center Drive, Terrace Drive and Cherry Hill Path meet at a five-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Sheep Meadow in Central Park is 200 feet away, and the bust “Victor Herbert” is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Terrace Drive.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
72 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
5 Av/E 72 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +5
Within a walk
14 places
14 park features, within five minutes

Map

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Center Drive & Terrace Drive at Cherry Hill Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SKY” (2018) by Yoko Ono at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/E 72 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and five more.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 72 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +5
    0.3 miles
    M1 M2 M3 M4 BxM6 BxM7 BxM8 BxM9 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. BxM6 …
  6. BxM7 …
  7. BxM8 …
  8. BxM9 …
  9. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Terrace Drive.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 72 St 51 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 60 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10000
City Council district
6
Police precinct
22
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Central Park
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a northern red oak.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

  1. Bethesda Terrace Designated landmark
    360 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller Bust by C.L. Richter, 1859
    280 feet
  2. Ludwig Van Beethoven Bust by Hugo Hagen and Henry Baerer, 1884
    330 feet
  3. Victor Herbert Bust by Edmond Thomas Quinn, 1927
    400 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 14 park features

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bethesda Terrace in Central Park Park feature
    under 10 feet
  2. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    200 feet
  3. Cherry Hill and Wagner Cove in Central Park Park feature
    240 feet
Show all 14
  1. Cherry Hill Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    350 feet
  2. Bethesda Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    480 feet
  3. Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park Park feature
    540 feet
  4. Mineral Springs in Central Park Park feature
    630 feet
  5. Nell Singer Lilac Walk in Central Park Park feature
    660 feet
  6. Rumsey Playfield in Central Park Park feature
    820 feet
  7. Bow Bridge in Central Park Park feature
    880 feet
  8. Lawn Bowling in Central Park Park feature
    970 feet
  9. Pilgrim Hill in Central Park Park feature
    1,140 feet
  10. Ramble in Central Park Park feature
    1,270 feet
  11. Loeb Boathouse in Central Park Park feature
    1,300 feet

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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Center Drive, Cherry Hill Path or Terrace Drive.

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