9th Avenue & West 216th Street

The four-way crossing of 9th Avenue and West 216th Street is in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The nearest subway, 215 St, is about three 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 schools, and six places to eat. About 50 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
215 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
Broadway/W 218 St · Bx7, Bx20
Within a walk
5 places
2 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 216th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 215 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 218 St, 900 feet away, for the Bx7 and Bx20.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. Bx20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 9 Ave & W 219 St 19 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5080 Broadway Gas station
    710 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 50 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 1915 and 1920.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 216th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • 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 parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 public space

Schools and child care

  1. Zeta Charter School - Inwood School
    540 feet
  2. Zeta Charter Schools - Inwood School
    540 feet
  3. Manhattan Christian Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    760 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Muscota Marsh Public space
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    830 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 216th 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.