Columbus Avenue & West 100th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 100th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Douglass II development. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,283 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Battalion 11/Engine 76/Ladder 22 firehouse is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Columbus Av/W 100 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
22 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 3 playgrounds and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 100th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 103 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 103 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 100 St, 210 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 100 St M7, M11
    210 feet
    M7 M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Columbus Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 100 St & Manhattan Ave 39 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 169 West 95th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 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 2019

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,283 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 630th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 501 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
7
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
Elevation
87 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,300 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 1958 and 1961.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Douglass II development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 91 signs on these blocks
  • 24 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111914 and 114659.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Riverside Health Center.

  1. Inside Out Site-specific installation by Richard Artschwager, 2014
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Open Door Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    20 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  3. Basis Independent Manhattan School
    470 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. Rella's Spielhaus Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  3. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  4. Young Women's Leadership School
    1,180 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Frederick Douglass Playground
    660 feet
  2. Happy Warrior Playground
    750 feet
  3. The Pool in Central Park Park feature
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    990 feet
  2. Tarr Family Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. La Perla Garden
    1,270 feet
  4. La Perla Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bloomingdale Library
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. St Michaels Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Frederick Douglass Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    760 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 11/Engine 76/Ladder 22 Fire station
    640 feet
  2. 24th Precinct Police station
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    700 feet
  3. Columbus Foodmarket Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 100th Street.

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