Columbus Avenue & West 70th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 70th 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. Hotel Walton stands 140 feet away, and the Stratford Arms stands 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 102 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Columbus Av/W 69 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 5 public spaces and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St B, C
    850 feet
    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. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    1,200 feet
    1
  2. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    1,290 feet
    1 2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SKY” (2018) by Yoko Ono at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 69 St, 390 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 69 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    390 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Ave & W 72 St 67 docks in all
    420 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
    1.3 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,800 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 1893 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 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

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 70th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109450, 110791, 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 392 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1896.

  1. Hotel Walton Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. The Stratford Arms Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. Hotel Hargrave Designated landmark
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 public spaces
  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blessed Sacrament School
    590 feet
  2. Fusion Academy Lincoln Center School
    760 feet
  3. York Prep School
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Parkside School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sherman Square
    830 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Richard Tucker Park
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Nevada Towers Public space
    980 feet
  2. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,150 feet
  3. Public space at Bel Canto Public space
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Two Lincoln Square Public space
    1,210 feet
  2. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. James Baldwin Residence Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Dorilton Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. American Folk Art Museum
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace St Pauls Lutheran Church Landmark
    430 feet
  2. Christ & Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Landmark
    450 feet
  3. Vedanta Society House of worship
    490 feet
Show all 9
  1. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Shearith Israel Congregation House of worship
    820 feet
  3. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  4. West End Synagogue House of worship
    1,140 feet
  5. Lincoln Square Synagogue House of worship
    1,200 feet
  6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ansonia Post Office
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 70th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.