West End Avenue & West 72nd Street

West End Avenue and West 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 935 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. (former) Godmothers League Shelter for Babies stands 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
West End Av/W 72 St · M57, M72
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West End Avenue & West 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    830 feet
    1 2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. 2 …
  3. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 66 St-Lincoln Ctr 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Laced Canopy” (2002) by Robert Hickman at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West End Av/W 72 St, 130 feet away, for the M57 and M72.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West End Av/W 72 St M57, M72 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M57 M72
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …
  2. M72 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West End Avenue.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Dr & W 72 St 41 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 11 Riverside Drive Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    640 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 1978

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 935 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 813th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 409 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 7,400 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 1913 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least one new affordable home has been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West End Avenue (east side).

North side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109608, 110436 and 113828.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 231 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1904.

  1. (former) Godmothers League Shelter for Babies Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Level Club and Masonic Hotel Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Ansonia Hotel Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 5 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. West End Day School
    650 feet
  3. P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus School
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Manhattan Day School
    1,010 feet
  2. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    450 feet
  3. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    540 feet
Show all 8
  1. West 72 St Dog Run in Riverside Park Dog run
    770 feet
  2. Riverside Park South Park
    810 feet
  3. Verdi Square
    910 feet
  4. Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
    1,040 feet
  5. Sherman Square
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at One Sherman Square Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chatsworth Apartments and Annex Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Control House on 72nd Street Listed historic place
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Dorilton Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Beacon Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Community Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Rutgers Presbyterian Church Landmark
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    690 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 72nd Street or West End Avenue.

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