Columbus Avenue & West 93rd Street

Columbus Avenue and West 93rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lafayette Academy is 640 feet away, and Advent Lutheran Church is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Columbus Av/W 94 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
31 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 8 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 93rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 86 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bloemendaal” (2010) by Masamichi Udagawa & Sigi Moeslinger at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 94 St, 140 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 94 St M7, M11 · Shelter
    140 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Ave & W 95 St 39 docks in all
    460 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.6 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
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 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 April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6 and 7 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
121 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and April 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 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 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 6AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-6AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 6AM-10PM

North side of West 93rd Street

  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111029 and 112342.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 117 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1893.

  1. (former) St. Agnes Parish House Designated landmark
    590 feet
  2. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    340 feet
  3. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    640 feet
Show all 16
  1. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Lafayette Academy School
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    640 feet
  4. Columbia Grammar & Prep School
    710 feet
  5. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  6. Studio School
    840 feet
  7. P.S. 084 Lillian Weber School
    860 feet
  8. Manhattan Children's Center School
    910 feet
  9. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  10. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  11. Trinity School Landmark
    1,080 feet
  12. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  13. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sol Bloom Playground
    450 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Gregory's Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    670 feet
  2. Central Baptist NY Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Advent Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Wsur (Site B) 74 West 92nd Street Community center
    500 feet
  2. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    690 feet
  3. Goddard Riverside Community Center
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 593 Columbus Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    630 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 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 93rd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.