West 66th Street & Freedom Place
West 66th Street and Freedom Place meet at a three-way junction in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Lindas Lawn in Riverside Park South is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 5,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1963 and 1999, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Artemis, Acrobats, Divas, and Dancers” (2001) by Nancy Spero at the 66 St-Lincoln Ctr station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is W 66 St/Freedom Pl, 60 feet away, for the M72.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 66 St/Freedom Pl M7260 feetM72
Next buses at this stop
- M72 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverside Blvd & W 67 St 79 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 11th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 303 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 11 Level 2 chargers300 feet
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10069
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 6
- Police precinct
- 20
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 5,300 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 1963 and 1999.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Freedom Place
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Freedom Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 66th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 10 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Woodside Pre-K Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5390 feet
- Woodside Preschool Riverside Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5430 feet
- High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice School1,040 feet
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- Woodside Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5600 feet
- La Maternelle II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5800 feet
- Dwight Preschool Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2820 feet
- High School of Arts and Technology School1,040 feet
- Manhattan / Hunter Science High School1,040 feet
- Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The School1,040 feet
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- Congregation Habonim Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
- Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,120 feet
- Ucp of NYC - Manhattan Child Program School1,150 feet
- Bright Horizons at West 63rd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
- Goddard Riverside Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park South Park270 feet
- Big River Playground350 feet
- Little Engine Playground560 feet
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- Lindas Lawn in Riverside Park South Park feature650 feet
- Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 250 West 65th Street Older adult center1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Brooklyn Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gourmet Garage Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Boulevard & West 66th Street 220 feet
- West End Avenue & West 66th Street 380 feet
- Riverside Boulevard & West 67th Street 460 feet
- West 65th Street & Riverside Boulevard 510 feet
- West 68th Street & Freedom Place 520 feet
- West End Avenue & West 65th Street 650 feet
- Riverside Boulevard & West 68th Street 730 feet
- Riverside Boulevard & West 64th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Freedom Place or West 66th Street.