West Drive & 65th Street Transverse

West Drive and 65th Street Transverse meet at a five-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Sheep Meadow in Central Park is under 10 feet away. The nearest subway, 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, is about six minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them park features, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Drive.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
66 St-Lincoln Ctr
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Central Park West/W 66 St · M10
Within a walk
22 places
5 park features, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Drive & 65th Street Transverse Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 66 St-Lincoln Ctr, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 72 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    1 A B C D

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 Central Park West/W 66 St, 570 feet away, for the M10.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 66 St M10
    570 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Drive.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 68 St 43 docks in all
    970 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 60 West 66th Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10000
City Council district
6
Police precinct
22
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Central Park

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

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

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a hawthorn.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and built between 1899 and 1930.

  1. Durland Riding Academy (Stable and Club Building) Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. The Second Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark
    800 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Central Park.

  1. Giuseppe Mazzini Bust by Giovanni Turini, 1878
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 park features
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Schools and child care

  1. Ethical Culture Fieldston School Landmark
    950 feet
  2. ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    970 feet
  3. NY Restaurant School Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    under 10 feet
  3. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    490 feet
Show all 9
  1. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    700 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    730 feet
  3. Lawn Bowling in Central Park Park feature
    960 feet
  4. Mineral Springs in Central Park Park feature
    1,080 feet
  5. Heckscher Playground
    1,210 feet
  6. Chess & Checkers House in Central Park Park feature
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 10 West 66th Street Public space
    880 feet
  2. Public space at 80 Central Park West Public space
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Battery Armory Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Landmark
    570 feet
  2. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 65th Street Transverse, Heckscher Ballfields Path or West Drive.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.