Central Park West & West 68th Street

Central Park West and West 68th 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, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Adventure Playground is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Central Park West/W 68 St · M10, M72
Within a walk
25 places
6 religious buildings, 4 park features and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St B, C
    570 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. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    1 A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SKY” (2018) by Yoko Ono at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/W 68 St, 70 feet away, for the M10 and M72.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 68 St M10, M72
    70 feet
    M10 M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …
  2. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 68 St 43 docks in all
    90 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 60 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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 April 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
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 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
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Central Park West

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 68th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of West 68th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109362.

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, 165 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1891 and 1901.

  1. The Second Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Durland Riding Academy (Stable and Club Building) Designated landmark
    460 feet
  3. Hebrew Union College / (now) Jewish Institute of Religion Designated landmark
    470 feet

Monuments and public art

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 park features
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. York Prep School
    540 feet
  2. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    1,130 feet
  3. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,220 feet
  2. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    50 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    110 feet
  3. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    230 feet
Show all 7
  1. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    380 feet
  2. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    740 feet
  3. Lawn Bowling in Central Park Park feature
    840 feet
  4. Bethesda Terrace in Central Park Park feature
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. First Battery Armory Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · landmark
    380 feet
  2. Shearith Israel Congregation Landmark
    490 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church House of worship
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Vedanta Society House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    1,040 feet
  2. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and one food store.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park West or West 68th 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.