Riverside Boulevard & West 71st Street

Riverside Boulevard and West 71st Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. South Lawn in Riverside Park is 270 feet away, and Christian Community Church is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Riverside Blvd/W 69 St · M72
Within a walk
18 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Riverside Boulevard & West 71st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Laced Canopy” (2002) by Robert Hickman at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Riverside Blvd/W 69 St, 510 feet away, for the M72.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Riverside Blvd/W 69 St M72
    510 feet
    M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Dr & W 72 St 41 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 11 Riverside Drive Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10069
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Riverside Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 71st Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 71st Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 64 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1893 and 1903.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dwight Preschool Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    720 feet
  2. Woodside Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Woodside Preschool Riverside Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Woodside Pre-K Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,140 feet
  2. West End Day School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park South Park
    50 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    270 feet
  3. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    360 feet
Show all 8
  1. West 72 St Dog Run in Riverside Park Dog run
    450 feet
  2. Little Engine Playground
    870 feet
  3. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Big River Playground
    1,150 feet
  5. Lindas Lawn in Riverside Park South Park feature
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chatsworth Apartments and Annex Listed historic place
    390 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Community Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,210 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Riverside Boulevard or West 71st Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.