Central Park West & Columbus Circle

Central Park West and Columbus Circle meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Close Contact” is 320 feet away, and Ethical Culture Fieldston School is 1,120 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 35 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 109 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
110 feet · 1 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Central Park West/Columbus Circle · M10, M20
Within a walk
35 places
10 public spaces, 4 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & Columbus Circle Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 110 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
    110 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
    0.3 miles
    N Q R W
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1

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 West/Columbus Circle, 140 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/Columbus Circle M10, M20
    140 feet
    M10 M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 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
    600 feet

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.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 10 Columbus Circle Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    790 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

About this corner

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Central Park West

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Central Park West

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 104521.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1902 and 1940.

  1. 240 Central Park South Apartments Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Gainsborough Studios Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. United States Rubber Company Building Designated landmark
    580 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
    190 feet
  3. Close Contact Sculpture by Gustav Kraitz and Ulla Kraitz, 2009
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    700 feet
  2. Television Studio Sch-Ny 730 Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    970 feet
Show all 8
  1. Manhattan Career Inst (5002) Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. Manhattan Career Institute Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  4. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    1,120 feet
  5. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    30 feet
  2. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    210 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dante Park
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    350 feet
  2. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    560 feet
  3. Public space at Regent Public space
    960 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Beaumont Public space
    970 feet
  2. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at Symphony House Public space
    1,130 feet
  4. Public space at Carnegie Mews Public space
    1,230 feet
  5. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    1,240 feet
  6. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    1,250 feet
  7. Public space at Colonnade Public space
    1,250 feet
  8. Public space at Sheffield Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    160 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. American Bible Society Research library
    890 feet
  2. American Fine Arts Society Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. Media Alliance Research library
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul Apostle Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station · landmark
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    690 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    750 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 109 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park West 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.