Columbus Avenue & West 84th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 84th 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, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. M.S. 243 Center School is 200 feet away, and Planetarium Post Office is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places and 75 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Columbus Av/W 84 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
34 places
10 schools, 7 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 84th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 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. 86 St 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. 81 St-Museum of Natural History B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 86 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Parkside Portals” (2018) by Joyce Kozloff at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 84 St, 160 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 84 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    160 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.

  • 67 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
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.7 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
    0.3 miles
  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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 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 May 2026.

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
84 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1889 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and July 2026, 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 3 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 84th Street

  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 84th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111662 and 112209.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet, 368 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1886 and 1894.

  1. St. Matthew & St. Timothy Church and Center Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. 20th Precinct Station House Garage Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 2 park features
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 243 Center School
    200 feet
  2. P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson School
    200 feet
  3. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
Show all 15
  1. Frank McCourt High School
    500 feet
  2. Innovation Diploma Plus School
    500 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Upper West School
    500 feet
  4. The Global Learning Collaborative School
    500 feet
  5. The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers School
    500 feet
  6. Rodeph Sholom School Landmark
    710 feet
  7. Congregation Rodeph Sholom K.J. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    720 feet
  8. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    820 feet
  9. Bard Grad Ctr for Decorative Arts College
    910 feet
  10. Gan Aliya School
    1,000 feet
  11. Smith School
    1,000 feet
  12. Happy Kids, NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Toll Family Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. West 87th Street Park & Garden
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ross Pinetum in Central Park Park feature
    1,200 feet
  2. Summit Rock in Central Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Museum of Natural History Museum
    600 feet
  2. Children's Museum of Manhattan Museum
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthew St Timothy Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Rodeph Sholom Congregation Landmark
    790 feet
  3. The Jewish Center House of worship
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. First Church of Religious Science House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Society for the Advancement of Judaism House of worship
    1,240 feet
  3. St Vladimir Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Planetarium Post Office
    420 feet
  2. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    1,150 feet
  3. Older adult center at 593 Columbus Avenue Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 74 Fire station · landmark
    590 feet
  2. 20th Precinct Police station · landmark
    870 feet

Bank branches

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

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    40 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 75 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 84th 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.