West End Avenue & West 74th Street

West End Avenue and West 74th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Christian Community Church is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Riverside Dr/W 74 St · M5
Within a walk
23 places
8 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West End Avenue & West 74th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 72 St 1, 2, 3
    1,070 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
    0.3 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 Riverside Dr/W 74 St, 600 feet away, for the M5.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Riverside Dr/W 74 St M5
    600 feet
    M5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 300 West End Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    150 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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 2026

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
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,400 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 1901 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 74th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of West 74th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of West End Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of West End Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 249 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1889 and 1902.

  1. Level Club and Masonic Hotel Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Ansonia Hotel Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. Belleclaire Hotel Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Day School
    470 feet
  2. 2109 Broadway Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at West 72nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. West End Day School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. South Lawn in Riverside Park Park feature
    510 feet
  3. Verdi Square
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 72 St Dog Run in Riverside Park Dog run
    1,030 feet
  2. Septuagesimo UNO Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Neufeld Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Savings Bank Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Giuseppe Verdi Monument Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Chatsworth Apartments and Annex Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. 72nd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Community Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Rutgers Presbyterian Church Landmark
    740 feet
  3. West End Collegiate Church Listed historic place
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fairway Market Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along West 74th 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, 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.