10th Avenue & West 216th Street

The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and West 216th Street is in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. It is 1,100 feet to 9 11 Memorial Rock in Isham Park. The nearest subway, 215 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
215 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Broadway/W 218 St · Bx7, Bx20
Within a walk
10 places
4 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
10th Avenue & West 216th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 215 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 215 St 1
    240 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Inwood-207 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. Marble Hill-225 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 218 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx7 and Bx20.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 218 St Bx7, Bx20 · Shelter
    320 feet
    Bx7 Bx20
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. Bx20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 10th Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 Ave & W 215 St 21 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5080 Broadway Gas station
    120 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10034
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 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 1925 and 1941.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 10th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of 10th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 216th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 216th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Seventeen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1933 and 1934.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Ecc School
    960 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School - Inwood School
    1,010 feet
  3. Zeta Charter Schools - Inwood School
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. International Resource for Parenting Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  2. Amber Charter School Inwood School
    1,120 feet
  3. Manhattan Christian Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Isham Park
    960 feet
  2. 9 11 Memorial Rock in Isham Park Park feature
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Muscota Marsh Public space
    480 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 207th Street Yard - Signal Service Building and Tower B (IND) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    250 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 10th Avenue or West 216th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.