9th Avenue & West 204th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 204th Street is in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and 16 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
10 Av/W 202 St · M100
Within a walk
9 places
4 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 204th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 207 St 1
    1,310 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Dyckman St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 10 Av/W 202 St, 1,050 feet away, for the M100.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/W 202 St M100
    1,050 feet
    M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 9 Ave & W 204 St 24 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 112 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-11AM

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 204th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 204th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    370 feet
  2. Manhattan Christian Academy School
    380 feet
  3. P.S. 018 Park Terrace School
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Paula Hedbavny School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Monsignor Kett Playground
    650 feet
  2. Sherman Creek Park
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Judes RC Church House of worship
    540 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dyckman Community Center
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 204th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.