West Drive & Central Park Entrance West 96th Street

West Drive and Central Park Entrance West 96th Street meet at a three-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Reservoir in Central Park is under 10 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them park features. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
96 St
530 feet · 2 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
W 96 St/Central Park West · M96, M106
Within a walk
10 places
3 park features, 3 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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West Drive & Central Park Entrance West 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 96 St B, C
    530 feet
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 103 St B, C
    0.5 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 96 St/Central Park West, 530 feet away, for the M96 and M106.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 96 St/Central Park West M96, M106 · Shelter
    530 feet
    M96 M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …
  2. M106 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Central Park Entrance West 96th Street and West Drive.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 97 St 53 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 4 West 93rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

About this corner

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

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1897 and 1929.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 62 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1895.

  1. First Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Schools and child care

  1. Alexander Robertson School
    790 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Reservoir in Central Park Park feature
    under 10 feet
  3. Rudin Family Playground
    360 feet
Show all 7
  1. North Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    490 feet
  2. Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. The Pool in Central Park Park feature
    1,130 feet
  4. Safari Playground
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Central Park North Meadow Recreation Center
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park Entrance West 96th Street or West Drive.

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