Columbus Avenue & West 89th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 89th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX is 360 feet away, and Central Park is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, ten of them schools, and 43 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Columbus Avenue.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Columbus Av/W 89 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
32 places
10 schools, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St B, C
    1,160 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. 86 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    1 2 3

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 89 St, 130 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 89 St M7, M11 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    130 feet
    M7 M11
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Columbus Avenue.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 89 St & Columbus Ave 48 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 101 West 90th Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

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
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
111 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 114 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and July 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 1 sign 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 89th Street

  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 89th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 114302 and 114674.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 360 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1894.

  1. Public School 166 Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. (former) St. Agnes Parish House Designated landmark
    700 feet
  3. Claremont Stables Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 community centers
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    100 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    140 feet
  3. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    590 feet
Show all 18
  1. Anglo-American Intntl School Landmark
    740 feet
  2. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Dwight School
    860 feet
  4. Trevor Day School
    890 feet
  5. Geneva School of Manhattan School
    930 feet
  6. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    970 feet
  7. Stephen Gaynor School
    980 feet
  8. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  9. Trinity School Landmark
    1,080 feet
  10. The Child Center of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  11. Gan Aliya School
    1,100 feet
  12. Smith School
    1,100 feet
  13. P.S. 084 Lillian Weber School
    1,120 feet
  14. Bard Grad Ctr for Decorative Arts College
    1,160 feet
  15. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    360 feet
  2. West 87th Street Park & Garden
    570 feet
  3. St. Gregory's Playground
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sol Bloom Playground
    730 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Jewish Center House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Society for the Advancement of Judaism House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    230 feet
  2. Older adult center at 593 Columbus Avenue Older adult center
    240 feet
  3. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Wsur (Site B) 74 West 92nd Street Community center
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    220 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 43 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 89th 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.