Central Park West & 65th Street Transverse

Central Park West and 65th Street Transverse meet at a five-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Durland Riding Academy (Stable and Club Building) stands 190 feet away, and York Prep School is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Central Park West/W 66 St · M10
Within a walk
29 places
5 religious buildings, 4 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & 65th Street Transverse Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,050 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St B, C
    1,090 feet
    B C
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Artemis, Acrobats, Divas, and Dancers” (2001) by Nancy Spero at the 66 St-Lincoln Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/W 66 St, 80 feet away, for the M10.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 66 St M10
    80 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Central Park West.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 68 St 43 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, August 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Park West

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Central Park West

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 66th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 6 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of West 66th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 67 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1922.

  1. Durland Riding Academy (Stable and Club Building) Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. The Second Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. First Battery Armory Designated landmark
    610 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Giuseppe Mazzini Bust by Giovanni Turini, 1878
    590 feet
  2. Seventh Regiment Memorial Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward, 1870
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 park features
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ethical Culture Fieldston School Landmark
    690 feet
  2. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    710 feet
  3. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  2. York Prep School
    1,060 feet
  3. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    400 feet
  3. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    520 feet
  2. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    720 feet
  3. Richard Tucker Park
    960 feet
  4. Lawn Bowling in Central Park Park feature
    1,210 feet
  5. Lincoln Center Plaza
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. American Folk Art Museum
    910 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet
  2. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Landmark
    220 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · landmark
    690 feet
  3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Shearith Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 65th Street Transverse, Central Park West or West 66th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.