Central Park West & West 64th Street

Central Park West and West 64th 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, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ethical Culture Fieldston School is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Central Park West/W 64 St · M10
Within a walk
36 places
6 public spaces, 4 parks and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 64th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,040 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    1,060 feet
    1 A B C D
  2. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

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 64 St, 60 feet away, for the M10.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 64 St M10
    60 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 68 St 43 docks in all
    1,010 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 30 West 63rd Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Central Park West

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 64th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

South side of West 64th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

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 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1902 and 1930.

  1. McBurney School Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Durland Riding Academy (Stable and Club Building) Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. First Battery Armory Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 6 public spaces
  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ethical Culture Fieldston School Landmark
    160 feet
  2. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    180 feet
  3. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark
    370 feet
  2. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    790 feet
  3. Dante Park
    890 feet
Show all 9
  1. Adventure Playground
    930 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    940 feet
  3. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    1,040 feet
  4. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,160 feet
  5. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    1,240 feet
  6. Richard Tucker Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    610 feet
  2. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    620 feet
  3. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    1,180 feet
  3. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Philharmonic Research library
    1,120 feet
  2. American Folk Art Museum
    1,180 feet
  3. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  2. American Bible Society Research library
    1,280 feet
  3. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,140 feet
  2. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet
  3. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Landmark
    330 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,290 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park West or West 64th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.