Amsterdam Avenue & Harlem River Drive

Amsterdam Avenue and Harlem River Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Highbridge Park. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Washington Library is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them schools, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 178 St · M101
Within a walk
17 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & Harlem River Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 175 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 178 St, 270 feet away, for the M101.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 178 St M101 · Shelter
    270 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 50 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South); the corner is on the edge of the Highbridge Park area
Elevation
161 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 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 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust and the thornless honeylocust.

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

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    1,180 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    1,180 feet
Show all 5
  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,240 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    130 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    320 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    820 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 19 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 Harlem River Drive.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.