West 60th Street & Freedom Place South

West 60th Street and Freedom Place South meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Collegiate School is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, West End Av/W 61 St, is 580 feet away for the M57, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
West End Av/W 61 St · M57
Within a walk
23 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 60th Street & Freedom Place South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West End Av/W 61 St, 580 feet away, for the M57.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West End Av/W 61 St M57
    580 feet
    M57

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Freedom Place South and West 60th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West End Ave & W 60 St 39 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 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
    980 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 one crash 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 December 2024.

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

Homes

About 6,300 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 2003 and 2013.

Since 2014 at least 698 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

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
    430 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
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Star a Kidz M Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    50 feet
  2. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    300 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
Show all 15
  1. Collegiate School
    510 feet
  2. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    650 feet
  3. Children's Center of John Jay College of Criminal Justice Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at West 63rd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  5. West End Secondary School
    1,000 feet
  6. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    1,030 feet
  7. P.S. 452 School
    1,160 feet
  8. Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  9. Gateway School of NY School
    1,200 feet
  10. Congregation Habonim Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  11. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  12. Ucp of NYC - Manhattan Child Program School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park South Park
    860 feet
  2. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    870 feet
  3. Hudson River Park
    1,030 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Riverside Center Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at West End Towers Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at BMW Public space
    1,150 feet
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  1. Public space at Concerto Public space
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    970 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freedom Place South or West 60th Street.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.