Central Park West & West 102nd Street

Central Park West and West 102nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Central Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about a minute on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them park features, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Central Park West.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
360 feet · 1 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Central Park West/W 102 St · M10
Within a walk
9 places
3 park features, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 102nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 103 St B, C
    360 feet
    B C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St B, C
    1,320 feet
    B C
  2. Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/W 102 St, 140 feet away, for the M10.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 102 St M10
    140 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 103 St 40 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 4 West 93rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6 and 7 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
22 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
Elevation
86 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1958.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Central Park West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 102nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 102nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built in 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Park West Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    410 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pool in Central Park Park feature
    30 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  3. West 104th Street Garden
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tarr Family Playground
    670 feet
  2. North Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,050 feet
  3. The Great Hill in Central Park Park feature
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Cancer Hospital Listed historic place
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Columbus Foodmarket Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Central Park West or West 102nd Street.

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