Riverside Drive & West 120th Street
Riverside Drive and West 120th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them listed historic places, and ten places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1926, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 10.3 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 125 St 10.5 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 119 St, 190 feet away, for the M5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 119 St M5190 feetM5
Next buses at this stop
- M5 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 120 St & Claremont Ave 39 docks in all260 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3260 Broadway Gas station0.7 miles
- 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers730 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 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, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10024
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 122 feet above sea level
Homes
About 700 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 1910 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Riverside Drive
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 120th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 120th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 20 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1908 and 1910.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 5 listed historic places
- 4 colleges
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- The Riverside Church in the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark410 feet
- Barnard College Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Union Theological Seminary College · landmark · listed historic place660 feet
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- Manhattan School of Music College1,030 feet
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care1,030 feet
- Barnard College1,090 feet
- Teachers College - Columbia Univ College1,150 feet
- Kipp Beyond Charter School1,160 feet
- Teachers College Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place30 feet
- 117th Street Playground510 feet
- Sakura Park780 feet
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- Sakura Playground840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brinckerhoff Milbank and Fiske Halls Listed historic place580 feet
- General Grant National Memorial Historic site · listed historic place820 feet
- Pupin Physics Laboratories, Columbia University Listed historic place940 feet
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- Students' Hall Listed historic place1,130 feet
- Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter Listed historic place1,200 feet
- Brooks and Hewitt Halls Listed historic place1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Board Missions Methodist Church House of worship200 feet
- Riverside Church Landmark · listed historic place410 feet
- Corpus Christi Church House of worship1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Drive & West 119th Street 240 feet
- West 120th Street & Claremont Avenue 300 feet
- Claremont Avenue & West 119th Street 530 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 122nd Street 580 feet
- Broadway & West 120th Street 620 feet
- West 122nd Street & Claremont Avenue 840 feet
- Broadway & West 121st Street 900 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 116th Street 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 120th Street.