Columbus Avenue & West 97th Street

Columbus Avenue and West 97th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Basis Independent Manhattan is 420 feet away, and Rudin Family Playground is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 12 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Columbus Av/W 97 St · M7, M11
Within a walk
27 places
12 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Columbus Avenue & West 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St B, C
    880 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
  2. 103 St B, C
    0.5 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Columbus Av/W 97 St, 140 feet away, for the M7 and M11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Columbus Av/W 97 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.

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Ave & W 95 St 39 docks in all
    660 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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, December 1996
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2018
  • Turn calming, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
7
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1969.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 83 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 97th Street (south side).

East side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of Columbus Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 97th Street

  • Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY FRIDAY 6AM-3PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110272, 111914 and 114659.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 41 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1889 and 1897.

  1. East River Savings Bank Designated landmark
    790 feet
  2. First Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Rella's Spielhaus Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    230 feet
  2. La Maternelle IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
  3. Basis Independent Manhattan School
    420 feet
Show all 17
  1. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bright Horizons at 96th St. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of the West Side Preschool
    680 feet
  4. La Maternelle III Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    680 feet
  5. P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith School
    740 feet
  6. Dwight School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    750 feet
  7. Open Door Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  8. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  9. Tamim Academy of NYC School
    870 feet
  10. Studio School
    890 feet
  11. Manhattan Children's Center School
    970 feet
  12. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  13. Morningside PlayCare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  14. Basic Trust Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Happy Warrior Playground
    870 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Rudin Family Playground
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Ohab Zedek Listed historic place
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West 97th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.