Martin Kevin MD

This corner of West 96th sits between the thoroughfare and the brownstone gates of Riverside Park, far enough to muffle the traffic but close enough for those pulses to linger in the chest. Martin Kevin MD practices cardiology here, a speciality that rarely announces itself until it must. On 7 W 96th St # 1A—one floor above the street, tucked between a watch repair and a pilates studio—screenings and check-ups take place out of public view, routine and quietly vital.

Heart rhythm analysis, hypertension consultations, stress-test supervision, echocardiograms, nuclear cardiology, and ergometry form the backbone of the practice. The phone connection is one ring away: (212) 280-8100. For directions, follow the map straight north from the 96th Street subway stair, then enter the courtyard and use the elevator marked 1A. The brick facades on this block catch the western light long into the evening, which is when the neighborhood slows into something almost residential.