Columbus Avenue & West 94th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 94th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan Children's Center is 660 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 29 public places, 11 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Columbus Avenue.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Columbus Av/W 94 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
29 places
11 day care or pre-K sites, 9 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 94th 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
    0.5 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, 160 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 94 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.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.7 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
    1,310 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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 5,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and July 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 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign 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 94th Street

  • No parking 17 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 94th Street

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 105 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1894.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  3. Studio School
    580 feet
Show all 20
  1. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Manhattan Children's Center School
    660 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
  4. Columbia Grammar & Prep School
    820 feet
  5. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    900 feet
  6. Lafayette Academy School
    900 feet
  7. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    900 feet
  8. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  9. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  10. Rella's Spielhaus Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  11. Alexander Robertson School
    1,100 feet
  12. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  13. P.S. 084 Lillian Weber School
    1,120 feet
  14. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  15. Columbus Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  16. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  17. Basis Independent Manhattan School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sol Bloom Playground
    710 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    460 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Wsur (Site B) 74 West 92nd Street Community center
    750 feet
  2. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,100 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and ten 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 94th 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.