Columbus Avenue & West 69th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 69th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church is 300 feet away, and Stephen Wise Free Synagogue is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Columbus Av/W 69 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
41 places
10 religious buildings, 7 public spaces and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 69th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    940 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
    1,110 feet
    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, 120 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 69 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    120 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.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Ave & W 72 St 67 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.8 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
83 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and June 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 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No standing 5 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 4 signs NO STANDING MAY-JULY SUNDAY 10AM-8PM

North side of West 69th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of West 69th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110793, 113703, 113999 and 114137.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 333 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1896.

  1. Hotel Walton Designated landmark
    220 feet
  2. The Hotel Cambridge Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. The Stratford Arms Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    500 feet
  2. York Prep School
    760 feet
  3. Juilliard School (The) College
    1,250 feet
Show all 8
  1. Blessed Sacrament School
    850 feet
  2. Special Music School
    1,070 feet
  3. Manhattan Star Academy School
    1,120 feet
  4. Berlitz Campus Language Inst for Eng Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  5. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Richard Tucker Park
    840 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Sherman Square
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Lincoln Center Plaza
    1,160 feet
  3. Adventure Playground
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    890 feet
  2. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    910 feet
  3. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,040 feet
  2. Public space at Tower 67 Public space
    1,190 feet
  3. Public space at Toulaine Public space
    1,220 feet
  4. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Folk Art Museum
    950 feet
  2. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Battery Armory Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. New York Philharmonic Research library
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Alice Tully Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet
  2. Juilliard Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,100 feet
  3. Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Landmark
    300 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  3. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 9
  1. Vedanta Society House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Shearith Israel Congregation House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    900 feet
  4. West End Synagogue House of worship
    970 feet
  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    980 feet
  6. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    360 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,290 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
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 69th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.