Columbus Avenue & West 66th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The bust “Richard Tucker” is 90 feet away, and American Folk Art Museum is 170 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 47 public places, eight of them theaters or concert halls, and 62 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
150 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Columbus Av/W 66 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
47 places
10 public spaces, 8 theaters or concert halls and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 66th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    150 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 B, C
    0.4 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 Columbus Av/W 66 St, 60 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 66 St M7, M11
    60 feet
    M7 M11

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Columbus Avenue.

  • 67 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. W 67 St & Broadway 31 docks in all
    660 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
    1.1 miles
  2. 44 West 62nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2016

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
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY THURSDAY SATURDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of West 66th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 6 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110841.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 84 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1892 and 1905.

  1. First Battery Armory Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. Swiss Town House Designated landmark
    440 feet
  3. The Hotel Cambridge Designated landmark
    490 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
    90 feet
  2. Time Sculpture Sculpture by Philip Cortelyou Johnson, 1999
    600 feet
  3. Dante Alighieri Statue by Ettore Ximenes, 1921
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    360 feet
  2. Juilliard School (The) College
    470 feet
  3. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    470 feet
Show all 8
  1. Special Music School
    870 feet
  2. York Prep School
    1,020 feet
  3. Star Program School
    1,140 feet
  4. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  5. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Richard Tucker Park
    60 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    380 feet
  3. Dante Park
    620 feet
Show all 6
  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. Damrosch Park
    1,100 feet
  3. Adventure Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    820 feet
  3. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    850 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at One Lincoln Plaza Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,100 feet
  4. Public space at The Harmony/David Rubenstein Atrium Public space
    1,100 feet
  5. Public space at Lincoln Plaza Towers Public space
    1,200 feet
  6. Public space at 30 Lincoln Plaza Public space
    1,220 feet
  7. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Folk Art Museum
    170 feet
  2. New York Philharmonic Research library
    490 feet
  3. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Riverside Library
    890 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    290 feet
  2. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    310 feet
  3. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    520 feet
Show all 9
  1. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    550 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    760 feet
  3. David H Koch Theater Theater or concert hall
    890 feet
  4. Mitzi E Newhouse Theater Theater or concert hall
    980 feet
  5. Vivian Beaumont Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,010 feet
  6. Lincoln Center Metropolitan Opera House Theater or concert hall
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · landmark
    980 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    450 feet
  2. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 40/Ladder 35 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

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 62 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 66th 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.