Riverside Drive, New York City

Name: Riverside Drive
Address: New York City, United States

#1856 among attractions in New York City

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Riverside Drive is a scenic north–south thoroughfare in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The boulevard runs on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, generally parallel to the Hudson River from 72nd Street to near the George Washington Bridge at 181st Street. North of 96th Street, Riverside Drive is a wide divided boulevard. At several locations, a serpentine local street diverges from the main road, providing access to the residential buildings. Some of the city's most coveted addresses are located along its route. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°49'8"N, 73°57'35"W

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Riverside Drive – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grant's Tomb, Apollo Theater, Riverside Church, 125th Street.

0.4 miSW
Memorial, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Grant's Tomb, New York City
11 min walk • Grant's Tomb, officially known as the General Grant National Memorial, stands as a solemn testament to the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War.
0.8 miSE
Legendary Harlem performance hall
Apollo Theater, New York City
21 min walk • The Apollo Theater is a music hall at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
0.5 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Riverside Church, New York City
14 min walk • Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on the block bounded by Riverside Drive, Claremont Avenue, 120th Street and 122nd Street near Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus and across from Grant's Tomb.
0.8 miSE
Street
125th Street, New York City
20 min walk • 125th Street, co-named Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is a two-way street that runs east–west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, from First Avenue on the east to Marginal Street, a service road for the Henry Hudson Parkway along the Hudson River in the west. It is often considered to be the "Main Street" of Harlem.
0.7 miE
Church
St. Mark's United Methodist Church, New York City
18 min walk • Mount Calvary United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Harlem Village, Manhattan, New York City at 116 Edgecombe Avenue and 140th Street. The congregation occupies the former Lutheran church building of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, which was established in 1896 and built in 1897 as a mission church of St.
0.4 miS
Park
Sakura Park, New York City
12 min walk • Sakura Park is a public park located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, north of West 122nd Street between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York City
20 min walk • Hamilton Grange National Memorial, also known as The Grange or the Hamilton Grange Mansion, is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan, New York City, that preserves the relocated home of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
0.8 miS
Library, Beaux-Arts architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Low Memorial Library, New York City
20 min walk • The Low Memorial Library is a building on the campus of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City, United States.
~910 ftNE
Skyscraper
Riverside Park Community, New York City
5 min walk • The Riverside Park Community apartment complex is a group of five buildings ranging in height from 11 to 35 stories at 3333 Broadway between West 133rd and 135th Streets, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States.
0.5 miN
Park, Regional park, Field
Riverbank State Park, New York City
13 min walk • Riverbank State Park is a 28-acre state park built on top of a sewage treatment facility on the Hudson River, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was opened in 1993.
0.5 miS
Universities and schools
Manhattan School of Music, New York City
12 min walk • Manhattan School of Music is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Riverside Drive?

Nearby attractions include Riverside Park Community, New York City (5 min walk), Grant's Tomb, New York City (11 min walk), Sakura Park, New York City (12 min walk), Manhattan School of Music, New York City (12 min walk).

How to get to Riverside Drive by public transport?

The nearest stations to Riverside Drive:

Metro

125th Street • Lines: 1, A, D (17 min walk)
137th Street–City College • Lines: 1 (9 min walk)

Bus

Amsterdam Avenue & West 125th Street • Lines: M60 Sbs (12 min walk)
Broadway & West 120th Street • Lines: M60 Sbs (16 min walk)

Train

Harlem–125th Street (37 min walk)