Amsterdam Avenue & West 158th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 158th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 158 St · M3, M100, M101
Within a walk
37 places
9 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    780 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. C …
Downtown
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 157 St 1
    1,060 feet
    1
  2. 155 St C
    1,080 feet
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 158 St, 80 feet away, for the M3, M100 and M101.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 158 St M3, M100, M101
    80 feet
    M3 M100 M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M100 …
  3. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 158th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 156 St 27 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

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
147 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 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 1908 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

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

North side of West 158th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 158th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 113284.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 30 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1891.

  1. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    140 feet
  2. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    330 feet
  3. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    600 feet
Show all 9
  1. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    650 feet
  2. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    830 feet
  3. P.S. 028 Wright Brothers School
    860 feet
  4. Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  5. Broadway Housing Communities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  6. Kids-Centric, Inc Northern Manhattan School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    280 feet
  2. Wright Brothers Playground
    640 feet
  3. Highbridge Park
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature
    700 feet
  2. Bushman Steps Park
    720 feet
  3. Coogan's Bluff Playground
    910 feet
  4. Roger Morris Park
    1,010 feet
  5. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Mary McLeod Bethune Gardens Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Washington Heights Library
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. John James Audubon Houses Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  4. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    390 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    420 feet
  3. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bethel Holy Church of Mount Sinai House of worship
    860 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  4. Congregational Church of God House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    410 feet
  3. Fort Washington Post Office
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 158th 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.