9th Avenue & West 205th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 205th Street is in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan Christian Academy is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
1,000 feet
W 207 St/10 Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 205th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 207 St 1
    1,070 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
    0.5 miles
    A
  2. Dyckman St 1
    0.5 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 W 207 St/10 Av, 1,000 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 207 St/10 Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    1,000 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 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
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    750 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023

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 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 723 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and June 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

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

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-11AM

North side of West 205th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-11AM

South side of West 205th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated University Heights Bridge (790 feet).

  1. University Heights Bridge Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Christian Academy School
    120 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    470 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Monsignor Kett Playground
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Judes RC Church House of worship
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 205th Street.

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