Amsterdam Avenue & West 159th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 159th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington is 570 feet away, and P.S. 028 Wright Brothers is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 158 St · M3, M100, M101
Within a walk
35 places
9 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 159th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    1,290 feet
    C
  2. 157 St 1
    1,320 feet
    1

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, 210 feet away, for the M3, M100 and M101.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 158 St M3, M100, M101
    210 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 159th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 160 St & St Nicholas Ave 26 docks in all
    500 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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
154 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 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 1909 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 11 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
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and June 2024, 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 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 159th Street

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

South side of West 159th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109748.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 45 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1896.

  1. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    330 feet
  3. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    390 feet
  2. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 028 Wright Brothers School
    1,130 feet
  4. Whin Music Community Charter School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    380 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    690 feet
  3. Roger Morris Park
    750 feet
Show all 8
  1. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    880 feet
  2. Wright Brothers Playground
    900 feet
  3. John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature
    910 feet
  4. Bushman Steps Park
    940 feet
  5. Coogan's Bluff Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Heights Library
    560 feet
  2. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mary McLeod Bethune Gardens Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. John James Audubon Houses Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    180 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    680 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    780 feet
Show all 7
  1. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. Bethel Holy Church of Mount Sinai House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  4. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    150 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    450 feet
  3. Fort Washington Post Office
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station · landmark
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 159th 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.