Columbus Avenue & West 90th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 90th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. Gregory's Playground is 480 feet away, and Public School 166 stands 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 11 of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Columbus Av/W 89 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
35 places
11 schools, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 90th 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
  • 5 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. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    1 2 3
  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 89 St, 390 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
    390 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 and West 90th Street.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 89 St & Columbus Ave 48 docks in all
    380 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 4 West 93rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
117 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 4 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 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

North side of West 90th Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 17 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 90th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113861 and 114302.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 259 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1894.

  1. (former) St. Agnes Parish House Designated landmark
    490 feet
  2. Public School 166 Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. Claremont Stables Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    170 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. Geneva School of Manhattan School
    670 feet
Show all 19
  1. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Stephen Gaynor School
    710 feet
  3. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  4. Trinity School Landmark
    810 feet
  5. P.S. 166 the Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology School
    850 feet
  6. P.S. 084 Lillian Weber School
    850 feet
  7. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  8. Anglo-American Intntl School Landmark
    1,000 feet
  9. Central Park Montessori Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  10. Dwight School
    1,120 feet
  11. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,130 feet
  12. Trevor Day School
    1,150 feet
  13. Bnos Aliya School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,240 feet
  14. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    1,270 feet
  15. Lafayette Academy School
    1,270 feet
  16. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sol Bloom Playground
    460 feet
  2. St. Gregory's Playground
    480 feet
  3. Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX Playground
    620 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 87th Street Park & Garden
    830 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Safari Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stables at 167, 169, 171 West 89th Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Temple Israel of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. The Jewish Center House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    420 feet
  2. Community center at Wsur (Site B) 74 West 92nd Street Community center
    470 feet
  3. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    480 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 593 Columbus Avenue Older adult center
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    750 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    140 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and nine 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 90th 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.