Central Park West & West 62nd Street

Central Park West and West 62nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. McBurney School stands 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Central Park West/W 63 St · M10, M20
Within a walk
28 places
8 public spaces, 3 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    540 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. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    0.4 miles
    N Q R W

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/W 63 St, 340 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 63 St M10, M20
    340 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.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 61 St 52 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 30 West 63rd Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    460 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, June 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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; the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • 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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Central Park West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 62nd Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of West 62nd Street

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

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 ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, neo-Renaissance and neo-Romanesque. They were built between 1902 and 1931.

  1. McBurney School Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. Sofia Brothers Warehouse Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    630 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Statue by Gaetano Russo, 1892
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 theaters or concert halls
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark
    370 feet
  3. Ethical Culture Fieldston School Landmark
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    600 feet
  2. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    730 feet
  3. Television Studio Sch-Ny 730 Trade or language school
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    640 feet
  3. Dante Park
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lincoln Center Plaza
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    540 feet
  3. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    850 feet
  3. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    940 feet
  4. Public space at Beaumont Public space
    990 feet
  5. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    1,130 feet
  6. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. American Bible Society Research library
    760 feet
  3. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    1,000 feet
  2. 240 Central Park South Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  2. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    400 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,320 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    770 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park West or West 62nd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.