Amsterdam Avenue & West 169th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 169th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 170 feet to the 33rd Precinct, and Highbridge Recreation Center is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
930 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 167 St · M101
Within a walk
26 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 167 St, 330 feet away, for the M101.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 167 St M101
    330 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 167 St 23 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    660 feet
  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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 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
162 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1924.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 169th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 169th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1897 and 1898.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    550 feet
  2. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    640 feet
  3. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    640 feet
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  1. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    640 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Castle Bridge School
    780 feet
  4. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    780 feet
  5. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    1,090 feet
  6. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    510 feet
  2. Audubon Playground
    650 feet
  3. CPF Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,120 feet
  2. Mitchel Square
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    840 feet
  2. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center
    1,020 feet
  2. Audubon Post Office
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    170 feet
  2. Engine 67 Fire station
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 169th 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.