Columbus Avenue & West 95th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 95th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Studio School is 320 feet away, and Central Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 14 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
W 96 St/Columbus Av · M96, M106
Within a walk
34 places
14 day care or pre-K sites, 9 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 95th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 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. 96 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. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    1 2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 96 St/Columbus Av, 380 feet away, for the M96 and M106.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 96 St/Columbus Av M96, M106 · Shelter
    380 feet
    M96 M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …
  2. M106 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Columbus Avenue.

  • 31 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
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 169 West 95th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    750 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
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 6,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 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
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2026, 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 95th Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 95th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113777 and 114954.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 98 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1893.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Studio School
    320 feet
  3. Manhattan Children's Center School
    390 feet
Show all 23
  1. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  4. Rella's Spielhaus Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  5. Alexander Robertson School
    840 feet
  6. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  7. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  8. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  9. Basis Independent Manhattan School
    1,000 feet
  10. River Park Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  11. The West Side Montessori School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  12. Columbia Grammar & Prep School
    1,090 feet
  13. Community Action School - MS 258 School
    1,150 feet
  14. Lafayette Academy School
    1,150 feet
  15. P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children School
    1,150 feet
  16. Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side Preschool
    1,250 feet
  17. La Maternelle III Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,250 feet
  18. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  19. Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet
  20. P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Sol Bloom Playground
    970 feet
  3. Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Spanish Broadway 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Wsur (Site B) 74 West 92nd Street Community center
    1,010 feet
  2. Community center at Thomas Apartments Community center
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    840 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    1,130 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    260 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 11 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 95th 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.