West End Avenue & West 96th Street

West End Avenue and West 96th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Cliff Dwelling; (or) Cliff Dweller stands 480 feet away, and Ansche Chesed Synagogue is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
600 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 96 St/West End Av · M96, M106
Within a walk
22 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West End Avenue & West 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 96 St 1, 2, 3
    600 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. 103 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bloemendaal” (2010) by Masamichi Udagawa & Sigi Moeslinger at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 96 St/West End Av, 60 feet away, for the M96 and M106.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 96 St/West End Av M96, M106
    60 feet
    M96 M106

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …
  2. M106 …

Live arrivals

West 96th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West End Ave & W 94 St 31 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 570 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    300 feet
  2. 303 West 96th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    310 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2008
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024
  • Turn calming, April 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10025
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6 and 7 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
24
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central)
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 5,900 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 1909 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 96th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 96th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West End Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West End Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 120 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1921.

  1. Hotel Paris; Paris Apartments Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Hotel Marcy Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Cliff Dwelling; (or) Cliff Dweller Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson School · landmark
    310 feet
  2. Vivvi 15 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    930 feet
  3. Montclare Children's School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
Show all 9
  1. The West Side Montessori School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Morningside Montessori School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Yaldaynu Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. Tamim Academy of NYC School
    1,210 feet
  5. Little Tree Bilingual Montessori of NYC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  6. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Dinosaur Playground
    880 feet
  3. Joan of Arc Island in Joan Of Arc Park Park feature
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Joan Of Arc Park
    920 feet
  2. Joan of Arc Monument in Joan Of Arc Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pomander Walk District Listed historic place
    580 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Symphony Space Theatre Theater or concert hall
    610 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Name of Jesus Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Ansche Chesed Synagogue House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. Advent Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 96th 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.