Central Park South & Columbus Circle

Central Park South and Columbus Circle meet at a three-way junction in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Central Park is 30 feet away, and 240 Central Park South Apartments stands 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, five of them listed historic places, and 116 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Central Park South/Columbus Circle · M5, M7
Within a walk
34 places
10 public spaces, 5 listed historic places and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park South & Columbus Circle Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    80 feet
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    1,180 feet
    N Q R W
  2. 7 Av B, D, E
    0.3 miles
    B D E

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park South/Columbus Circle, 70 feet away, for the M5 and M7.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park South/Columbus Circle M5, M7
    70 feet
    M5 M7

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Columbus Circle.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 58 St 79 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    620 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Central Park South

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

South side of Central Park South

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Columbus Circle

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Columbus Circle

  • No stopping 12 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102620 and 103101.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts and French Renaissance. They were built between 1883 and 1940.

  1. 240 Central Park South Apartments Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. Gainsborough Studios Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. United States Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    390 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Columbus Monument Statue by Gaetano Russo, 1892
    130 feet
  2. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    180 feet
  3. Close Contact Sculpture by Gustav Kraitz and Ulla Kraitz, 2009
    180 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 public spaces
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 museums
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    740 feet
  2. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Television Studio Sch-Ny 730 Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  2. Early Childhood Associates Preschool
    1,100 feet
  3. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,190 feet
  4. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    30 feet
  2. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    200 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    340 feet
  2. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    570 feet
  3. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    910 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Colonnade Public space
    1,040 feet
  3. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    1,080 feet
  4. Public space at Regent Public space
    1,180 feet
  5. Public space at Beaumont Public space
    1,180 feet
  6. Public space at 888 Seventh Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  7. Public space at Carnegie Hall Tower Public space
    1,250 feet
  8. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    220 feet
  2. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    310 feet
  3. Media Alliance Research library
    1,040 feet
Show all 9
  1. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. American Bible Society Research library
    1,100 feet
  4. Alwyn Court Apartments Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  5. Osborne Apartments Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  6. Spyscape Museum
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    510 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station · landmark
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    470 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,320 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    970 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 116 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park South or Columbus Circle.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.