West 59th Street & Freedom Place South

West 59th Street and Freedom Place South meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse stands 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, West End Av/W 59 St, is 480 feet away for the M57, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Lincoln Tunnel
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
West End Av/W 59 St · M57
Within a walk
16 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 59th Street & Freedom Place South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West End Av/W 59 St, 480 feet away, for the M57.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West End Av/W 59 St M57
    480 feet
    M57

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Freedom Place South.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 11 Ave & W 59 St 32 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 40th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 10 Riverside Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    710 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10019
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
18 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 5,600 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 2013 and 2015.

Since 2014 at least 841 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

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

North side of West 59th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Neoclassical, and built between 1902 and 1905.

  1. Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse Designated landmark
    180 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at 59th Street Marine Transfer Station.

  1. Neon for the 59th Street Marine Transfer Station Light installation by Stephen Antonakos, 1990
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 college
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Star a Kidz M Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    220 feet
  2. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    570 feet
  3. Children's Center of John Jay College of Criminal Justice Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 10
  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
  2. Collegiate School
    780 feet
  3. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    850 feet
  4. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    920 feet
  5. Bright Horizons at West 63rd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  6. West End Secondary School
    1,270 feet
  7. Hopscotch Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park South Park
    590 feet
  2. Hudson River Park
    760 feet
  3. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Riverside Center Public space
    140 feet
  2. Public space at BMW Public space
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,310 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freedom Place South or West 59th Street.

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