Henry Hudson Parkway & West 79th Street

Henry Hudson Parkway and West 79th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 105 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Carlebach Shul is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them listed historic places. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
71 hurt
105 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
79 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
W 79 St/Riverside Dr · M79 SBS
Within a walk
10 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henry Hudson Parkway & West 79th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 79 St 1
    1,280 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 79 St/Riverside Dr, 480 feet away, for the M79 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 79 St/Riverside Dr M79 SBS
    480 feet
    M79 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 79th Street.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Dr & W 78 St 79 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 79th Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 300 West End Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 105 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 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 1899 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 77 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Elizabethan Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1894 and 1899.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    310 feet
  3. Neufeld Playground
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. River Run Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Riverside Drive-West 80th-81st Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Apthorp Apartments Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. 79th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Carlebach Shul Landmark
    770 feet
  2. First Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. All Angels Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Zabar's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Henry Hudson Parkway or West 79th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.