Columbus Circle, named for
Christopher Columbus, is a
traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the
New York City borough of
Manhattan, located at the intersection of
Eighth Avenue,
Broadway,
Central Park South (
West 59th Street), and
Central Park West, at the southwest corner of
Central Park. It is the point from which all official distances from New York City are measured. The name is also used for the
neighborhood a few blocks around the circle in each direction. To the south of the circle lies
Hell's Kitchen, also known as "Clinton", and the
Theater District, and to the north is the
Upper West Side.