Columbus Avenue & West 65th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day is 130 feet away, and First Battery Armory stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 52 public places, eight of them theaters or concert halls, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
180 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 65 St/Columbus Av · M66
Within a walk
52 places
10 public spaces, 8 theaters or concert halls and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 65th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    180 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
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D
  2. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3

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 W 65 St/Columbus Av, 80 feet away, for the M66.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 65 St/Columbus Av M66
    80 feet
    M66

Next buses at this stop

  1. M66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Columbus Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 63 St & Broadway 31 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 44 West 62nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,220 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and April 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 4pm on Columbus Avenue (east side).

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY THURSDAY SATURDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West side of Broadway

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Columbus Avenue

  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY THURSDAY SATURDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112025 and 113231.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 25 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance. They were built between 1885 and 1985.

  1. First Battery Armory Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Swiss Town House Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. The Hotel Cambridge Designated landmark
    740 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Richard Tucker Park.

  1. Richard Tucker Bust by Milton Hebald, 1980
    200 feet
  2. Time Sculpture Sculpture by Philip Cortelyou Johnson, 1999
    340 feet
  3. Dante Alighieri Statue by Ettore Ximenes, 1921
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 public places.

  • 10 public spaces
  • 8 theaters or concert halls
  • 6 schools
  • 5 parks
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 18 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Juilliard School (The) College
    540 feet
  2. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    540 feet
  3. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    620 feet
Show all 13
  1. Special Music School
    1,010 feet
  2. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  3. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark
    1,130 feet
  4. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
    1,130 feet
  5. The Hudson Guild Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  6. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet
  7. Star Program School
    1,280 feet
  8. York Prep School
    1,280 feet
  9. Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts School
    1,290 feet
  10. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lincoln Center Plaza
    120 feet
  2. Richard Tucker Park
    180 feet
  3. Dante Park
    350 feet
Show all 5
  1. Damrosch Park
    830 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    970 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    680 feet
  3. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    770 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    840 feet
  2. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    950 feet
  4. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    980 feet
  5. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    990 feet
  6. Public space at Fordham University Public space
    1,190 feet
  7. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Philharmonic Research library
    230 feet
  2. American Folk Art Museum
    270 feet
  3. Riverside Library
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Sofia Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. American Bible Society Research library
    1,150 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    240 feet
  2. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    260 feet
  3. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    280 feet
Show all 9
  1. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    500 feet
  2. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  3. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    620 feet
  4. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    720 feet
  5. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    750 feet
  6. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    130 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    720 feet
  2. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,160 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 51 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 65th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.