West Drive & Central Park Entrance 8th Avenue at Heckscher Ballfields Path

West Drive, Central Park Entrance 8th Avenue and Heckscher Ballfields Path (north-west) meet at a four-way crossing in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maine Monument in Central Park is 360 feet away, and the sculpture “Two To One” is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them park features, and 62 places to eat.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Central Park West/Columbus Circle · M10, M20
Within a walk
15 places
3 park features, 2 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Drive & Central Park Entrance 8th Avenue at Heckscher Ballfields Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    440 feet
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. B …
  4. C …
  5. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 57 St-7 Av N, Q, R, W
    0.3 miles
    N Q R W
  2. 57 St M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Whirls and twirls (MTA)” (2009) by Sol LeWitt at the 59 St-Columbus Circle station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/Columbus Circle, 500 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/Columbus Circle M10, M20
    500 feet
    M10 M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …
  2. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West Drive.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & Central Park South 81 docks in all
    950 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10000
City Council district
6
Police precinct
22
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Central Park
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 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 pin oak.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1902 and 1940.

  1. Gainsborough Studios Designated landmark
    650 feet
  2. 240 Central Park South Apartments Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. The Society for Ethical Culture School Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. U.S.S. Maine National Monument Pylon by Attilio Piccirilli and Charles Keck, 1913
    380 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Statue by Gaetano Russo, 1892
    620 feet
  3. Two To One Sculpture by Tom Joyce, 2014
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 college
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 7 other places

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Schools and child care

  1. NY Inst Tech-Manhattan Campus College
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    360 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,240 feet
  2. Cop Cot in Central Park Park feature
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Trump International Hotel and Tower Public space
    940 feet
  2. Columbus Circle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Columbus Monument Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. Museum of Arts and Design Museum
    810 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Rose Theater Theater or concert hall
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 23 Fire station · landmark
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,080 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Central Park Entrance 8th Avenue, Heckscher Ballfields Path or West Drive.

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