Riverside Drive & West 116th Street
Riverside Drive and West 116th 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, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The stele “Woman's Health Protective Association” is 110 feet away, and the 112th Street Tot Lot is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places and 16 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 1620 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) 10.4 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 116 St, 60 feet away, for the M5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 116 St M560 feetM5
Next buses at this stop
- M5 …
Cycling
- 19 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 all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3260 Broadway Gas station0.9 miles
- 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 6 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 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2017
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10027
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 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 116 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of West 116th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 116th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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, 59 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1910.
- St. Anthony Hall Designated landmark160 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Riverside Park.
- Woman's Health Protective Association Stele by Bruno Louis Zimm, 1910110 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 listed historic places
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 college
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care510 feet
- Barnard College580 feet
- St Hilda's & St Hugh's School Landmark750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place40 feet
- 117th Street Playground250 feet
- 112th Street Tot Lot Playground1,030 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter Listed historic place160 feet
- Brooks and Hewitt Halls Listed historic place460 feet
- Students' Hall Listed historic place600 feet
Show all 6
- 116th Street-Columbia University Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place620 feet
- Earl Hall, Columbia University Listed historic place1,160 feet
- Brinckerhoff Milbank and Fiske Halls Listed historic place1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Broadway Presbyterian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark900 feet
- Board Missions Methodist Church House of worship930 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket900 feet
- Westside Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and three food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Claremont Avenue & West 116th Street 300 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 115th Street 300 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 114th Street 600 feet
- Broadway & West 116th Street 610 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 119th Street 800 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 113th Street 870 feet
- Broadway & West 115th Street 890 feet
- Claremont Avenue & West 119th Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 116th Street.