Amsterdam Avenue & Edgecombe Avenue

Amsterdam Avenue and Edgecombe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 680 feet to the 33rd Precinct, and Highbridge Play Center Promenade stands 750 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 172 St · M101
Within a walk
21 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & Edgecombe Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.5 miles
    C
  2. 175 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 172 St, 140 feet away, for the M101.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 172 St M101 · Shelter
    140 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 172 St 9 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
179 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 1909 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 125 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 171st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 171st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Moderne. They were built between 1897 and 1936.

  1. Highbridge Play Center Promenade Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    980 feet
  2. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    980 feet
  3. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    980 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    1,040 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. Castle Bridge School
    1,290 feet
  4. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    90 feet
  2. CPF Playground
    580 feet
  3. Audubon Playground
    780 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    360 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. High Bridge Aqueduct and Water Tower Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center Landmark
    510 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 67 Fire station
    660 feet
  2. 33rd Precinct Police station
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue, Edgecombe Avenue or West 171st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.