Amsterdam Avenue & West 133rd Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 133rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Annunciation RC Church is 520 feet away, and Sheltering Arms Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them schools, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
32 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 133 St · M101
Within a walk
21 places
8 schools, 3 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 133rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 137 St-City College 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 125 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 133 St, 120 feet away, for the M101.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 133 St M101 · Shelter
    120 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 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 131 St 19 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 133rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3260 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    980 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 32 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 13 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7
Police precinct
26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
98 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 133rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 111883.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1884 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos School
    270 feet
  2. City College Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  3. Success Academy CS Harlem 4 MS School
    580 feet
Show all 10
  1. Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School
    580 feet
  2. Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem School
    900 feet
  3. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    1,170 feet
  4. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    1,170 feet
  5. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    1,170 feet
  6. A. Philip Randolph Campus High School
    1,240 feet
  7. CUNY City College
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Annunciation Playground
    280 feet
  2. Jacob H. Schiff Playground
    880 feet
  3. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Nicholas Park
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Manhattanville Houses Listed historic place
    890 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Harlem Stage Gatehouse Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    550 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation RC Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Community Center
    530 feet
  2. Older adult center at 530 West 133rd Street Older adult center
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 133rd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.