Columbus Avenue & West 83rd Street

Columbus Avenue and West 83rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 81 St-Museum of Natural History, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places and 84 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
81 St-Museum of Natural History
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Columbus Av/W 84 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
33 places
10 schools, 7 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 81 St-Museum of Natural History, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 81 St-Museum of Natural History B, C
    0.3 miles
    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. 86 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 86 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “For Want of a Nail” (2000) by MTA Arts & Design Collaborative at the 81 St-Museum of Natural History station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 84 St, 130 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 84 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    130 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.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave 35 docks in all
    1,040 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 160 West 84th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
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 5,500 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 1889 and 1926.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and February 2025; 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 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Columbus Avenue

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

North side of West 83rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112209 and 114335.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 358 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1885 and 1893.

  1. 20th Precinct Station House Garage Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Hotel Colonial Designated landmark
    480 feet
  3. St. Matthew & St. Timothy Church and Center Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 243 Center School
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson School
    310 feet
  3. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
Show all 16
  1. Frank McCourt High School
    760 feet
  2. Innovation Diploma Plus School
    760 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Upper West School
    760 feet
  4. The Global Learning Collaborative School
    760 feet
  5. The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers School
    760 feet
  6. Rodeph Sholom School
    970 feet
  7. Congregation Rodeph Sholom K.J. Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  8. Happy Kids, NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  9. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  10. The Brownstone School and Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  11. Bard Grad Ctr for Decorative Arts College
    1,170 feet
  12. Gan Aliya School
    1,260 feet
  13. Smith School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Summit Rock in Central Park Park feature
    1,120 feet
  3. Toll Family Playground
    1,270 feet
Show all 5
  1. Diana Ross Playground
    1,280 feet
  2. West 87th Street Park & Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Museum of Natural History Museum · listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Children's Museum of Manhattan Museum
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthew St Timothy Church House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Rodeph Sholom Congregation Landmark
    610 feet
  3. St Vladimir Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Jewish Center House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Holy Trinity RC Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. First Church of Religious Science House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Planetarium Post Office
    370 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 74 Fire station · landmark
    330 feet
  2. 20th Precinct Police station · landmark
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and seven 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 83rd 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.