Columbus Avenue & West 68th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 68th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ansonia Post Office is 140 feet away, and the Hotel Cambridge stands 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
680 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Columbus Av/W 69 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
47 places
11 religious buildings, 6 public spaces and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    680 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 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 Columbus Av/W 69 St, 180 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 69 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M7 M11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Columbus Avenue.

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 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
    760 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
    1.2 miles
  2. 179 West 68th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019

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
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,800 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
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and June 2026; 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 9am to 7pm on West 68th Street (south side).

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MAY-JULY SUNDAY 10AM-8PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MAY-JULY SUNDAY 10AM-8PM

North side of West 68th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109133, 109362, 110259 and 113991.

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 is one Individual Landmark, and 257 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1896.

  1. The Hotel Cambridge Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Swiss Town House Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. Hebrew Union College / (now) Jewish Institute of Religion Designated landmark
    440 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Richard Tucker Park.

  1. Richard Tucker Bust by Milton Hebald, 1980
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 6 schools
  • 5 parks
  • 4 theaters or concert halls
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    240 feet
  2. York Prep School
    500 feet
  3. Juilliard School (The) College
    990 feet
Show all 9
  1. Special Music School
    810 feet
  2. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    990 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  4. Manhattan Star Academy School
    1,040 feet
  5. Blessed Sacrament School
    1,110 feet
  6. Star Program School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Richard Tucker Park
    580 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    900 feet
  3. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
Show all 9
  1. Adventure Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Dante Park
    1,140 feet
  4. Sherman Square
    1,150 feet
  5. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    1,260 feet
  6. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    650 feet
  2. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    690 feet
  3. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Folk Art Museum
    690 feet
  2. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. First Battery Armory Listed historic place
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. New York Philharmonic Research library
    1,010 feet
  2. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    810 feet
  2. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    830 feet
  3. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Peter J Sharp Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,050 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Arts or cultural center
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Landmark
    340 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · landmark
    520 feet
  3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    720 feet
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  1. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    990 feet
  3. West End Synagogue House of worship
    1,000 feet
  4. Vedanta Society House of worship
    1,020 feet
  5. Shearith Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,060 feet
  6. Good Shepherd Faith Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  7. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue 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.