West 70th Street & Riverside Boulevard

West 70th Street and Riverside Boulevard 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 South is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Riverside Blvd/W 69 St · M72
Within a walk
18 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 70th Street & Riverside Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    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 Riverside Blvd/W 69 St, 240 feet away, for the M72.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Riverside Blvd/W 69 St M72
    240 feet
    M72

Next buses at this stop

  1. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Blvd & W 67 St 79 docks in all
    800 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 303 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 11 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Riverside Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 70th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 70th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 51 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1893 and 1901.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 park features
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dwight Preschool Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    450 feet
  2. Woodside Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    670 feet
  3. Woodside Preschool Riverside Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Woodside Pre-K Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    870 feet
  2. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park South Park
    40 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    540 feet
  3. Little Engine Playground
    600 feet
Show all 9
  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. West 72 St Dog Run in Riverside Park Dog run
    720 feet
  3. Big River Playground
    880 feet
  4. Lindas Lawn in Riverside Park South Park feature
    1,020 feet
  5. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    1,180 feet
  6. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chatsworth Apartments and Annex Listed historic place
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    940 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Riverside Boulevard or West 70th Street.

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