Riverside Drive & West 115th Street
Riverside Drive and West 115th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Morningside Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Park is 30 feet away, and the 117th Street Playground is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them listed historic places, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 920 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 1920 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) 10.3 miles1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Railrider's Throne” (1991) by Michelle Greene at the 116 St-Columbia University station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Dr/W 114 St, 150 feet away, for the M5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 114 St M5150 feetM5
Next buses at this stop
- M5 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 116 St & Broadway 43 docks in all830 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 303 West 96th Street Gas station1.1 miles
- 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10025
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 1909 and 1912.
Trees
NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of West 115th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 115th Street
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Morningside Heights Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 61 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1897 and 1910.
- St. Anthony Hall Designated landmark210 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Riverside Park.
- Woman's Health Protective Association Stele by Bruno Louis Zimm, 1910350 feet
- Louis Kossuth Monument Statue by János Horvay, 1928580 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 listed historic places
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 colleges
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- St Hilda's & St Hugh's School Landmark460 feet
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care810 feet
- Barnard College880 feet
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- Bank Street College of Education School1,190 feet
- Bank Street Col of Educ College1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place30 feet
- 117th Street Playground540 feet
- 112th Street Tot Lot Playground730 feet
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- 110th Street Tot Lot Playground1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter Listed historic place290 feet
- Brooks and Hewitt Halls Listed historic place760 feet
- Students' Hall Listed historic place900 feet
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- 116th Street-Columbia University Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place920 feet
- Morningside Heights Library1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Broadway Presbyterian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark600 feet
- Board Missions Methodist Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket670 feet
- Westside Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and four food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Drive & West 116th Street 300 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 114th Street 300 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 113th Street 570 feet
- Claremont Avenue & West 116th Street 590 feet
- Broadway & West 115th Street 680 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 112th Street 840 feet
- Broadway & West 116th Street 910 feet
- Broadway & West 114th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 115th Street.