West End Avenue & West 60th Street

West End Avenue and West 60th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St-Columbus Circle, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1, A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 1, A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
West End Av/W 61 St · M57
Within a walk
24 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West End Avenue & West 60th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St-Columbus Circle, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St-Columbus Circle 1, A, B, C, D
    0.5 miles
    1 A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
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  5. D …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 1 …
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  5. D …

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 West End Av/W 61 St, 300 feet away, for the M57.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West End Av/W 61 St M57
    300 feet
    M57

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 60th Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West End Ave & W 60 St 39 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 601 West 57th Street Charging for electric cars, 24 Level 2 chargers
    1,050 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10023
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 7,300 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 1991 and 2013.

Since 2014 at least 385 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 60th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 60th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION 6AM-11PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of West End Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

West side of West End Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109102.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Neoclassical, and built between 1902 and 1905.

  1. Interborough Rapid Transit Company Powerhouse Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 4 public spaces
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 college
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    90 feet
  2. The Riverside School for Makers and Artists School
    260 feet
  3. Abraham Joshua Heschel School
    320 feet
Show all 16
  1. Star a Kidz M Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    380 feet
  2. Children's Center of John Jay College of Criminal Justice Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  3. West End Secondary School
    680 feet
  4. CUNY John Jay Col Crim Justice College
    700 feet
  5. P.S. 452 School
    820 feet
  6. Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  7. Collegiate School
    830 feet
  8. Gateway School of NY School
    880 feet
  9. Ucp of NYC - Manhattan Child Program School
    970 feet
  10. Bright Horizons at West 63rd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  11. District 2 Pre-K Center at 606 West 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,230 feet
  12. Congregation Habonim Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  13. Metrokids Cradle (South End) Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gertrude Ederle Playground
    540 feet
  2. Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground
    1,170 feet
  3. Riverside Park South Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Riverside Center Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at West End Towers Public space
    810 feet
  3. Public space at BMW Public space
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Concerto Public space
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gertrude Ederle Pool Swimming pool
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Brooklyn Fare Supermarket
    640 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,160 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 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 16 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 60th Street or West End Avenue.

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