West Drive & Heckscher Ballfields Path

West Drive and Heckscher Ballfields Path (north-east) meet at a three-way junction in Central Park, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Society for Ethical Culture School stands 400 feet away, and Y.M.C.A. (Young Men's Christian Association) stands 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about four minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them park features, and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West Drive.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
Central Park West/Columbus Circle · M10, M20
Within a walk
10 places
4 park features, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Drive & Heckscher Ballfields Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    1,070 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
    0.4 miles
    N Q R W
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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, 1,140 feet away, for the M10 and M20.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/Columbus Circle M10, M20
    1,140 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.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Park W & W 68 St 43 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 210 Central Park South Charging for electric cars, four 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

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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks and historic districts

Eleven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, neo-Renaissance and neo-Romanesque, and mostly built between 1905 and 1930.

  1. The Society for Ethical Culture School Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Y.M.C.A. (Young Men's Christian Association) Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. McBurney School Designated landmark
    590 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 park features
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 religious building

This corner stands inside Central Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    surrounds this corner
  2. Sheep Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    600 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Maine Monument in Central Park Park feature
    1,000 feet
  2. Runners Grove in Central Park Park feature
    1,090 feet
  3. Wollman Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,180 feet
  4. Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Landmark
    680 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA West Side Recreation center
    550 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Heckscher Ballfields Path 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.