Central Park West & West 72nd Street

Central Park West and West 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing 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, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The mosaic “Imagine” is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about a minute on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 72 St/Central Park West · M72
Within a walk
23 places
7 park features, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St B, C
    90 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. 81 St-Museum of Natural History B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 72 St/Central Park West, 60 feet away, for the M72.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 72 St/Central Park West M72 · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    M72
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Central Park Exit West 72nd Street and Central Park West.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 72 St 51 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 200 Central Park West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2006
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 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
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 4,100 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 1902 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Park West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 17 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Central Park West

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111872 and 115054.

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, 176 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1889 and 1904.

  1. Hotel Olcott Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. The Park Royal Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. Polonies Talmud Torah School Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

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

  1. Imagine Mosaic, 1985
    260 feet
  2. Daniel Webster Statue by Thomas Ball, 1876
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 park features
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Robert Louis Stevenson School
    1,010 feet
  2. Park Children's Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  3. Parkside School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bethesda Terrace in Central Park Park feature
    40 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  3. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. Lawn Bowling in Central Park Park feature
    1,010 feet
  2. Ladies Pavillion in Central Park Park feature
    1,110 feet
  3. Hernshead in Central Park Park feature
    1,130 feet
  4. Adventure Playground
    1,140 feet
  5. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    1,240 feet
  6. Cherry Hill and Wagner Cove in Central Park Park feature
    1,280 feet
  7. Mineral Springs in Central Park Park feature
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dakota Apartments Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. West 73rd-74th Street Historic District Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. New-York Historical Society Museum
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shearith Israel Congregation Landmark
    630 feet
  2. Vedanta Society House of worship
    650 feet
  3. 4th Universalist Society Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and four food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Central Park Exit West 72nd Street, Central Park West or West 72nd 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.