Riverside Drive & West 72nd Street

Riverside Drive and West 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs through this corner.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
W 72 St/West End Av · M5
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Riverside Drive & West 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    1,210 feet
    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 W 72 St/West End Av, 240 feet away, for the M5.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 72 St/West End Av M5
    240 feet
    M5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 11 Riverside Drive Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,020 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Riverside Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Riverside Drive

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 72nd Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 171 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1887 and 1903.

  1. (former) Godmothers League Shelter for Babies Designated landmark
    700 feet
  2. Level Club and Masonic Hotel Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. Manhattan Day School
    940 feet
  3. West End Day School
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    70 feet
  3. West 72 St Dog Run in Riverside Park Dog run
    390 feet
Show all 7
  1. Riverside Park South Park
    430 feet
  2. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    920 feet
  3. Neufeld Playground
    1,210 feet
  4. Verdi Square
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chatsworth Apartments and Annex Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ansonia Hotel Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Community Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Rutgers Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,070 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 72nd Street.

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