Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway

Amsterdam Avenue and Cross Bronx Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Quisqueya Playground is 70 feet away, and the 185th Street Plaza is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 181 St · M101
Within a walk
22 places
5 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    1,100 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 181 St, 200 feet away, for the M101.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 181 St M101
    200 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 180 St 23 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

A ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2017.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
163 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1907 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 park features
  • 2 schools
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    730 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    730 feet
  3. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Yeshiva University College
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    50 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    70 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    380 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    610 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    610 feet
Show all 4
  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or Cross Bronx Expressway.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.