Amsterdam Avenue & West 170th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 170th 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. The Engine 67 firehouse is 390 feet away, and Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park is 1,150 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 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 172 St · M101
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 170th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    1,090 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 172 St, 410 feet away, for the M101.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 172 St M101 · Shelter
    410 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue and West 170th Street.

  • 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 172 St 9 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    910 feet
  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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
170 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 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 1909 and 1923.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 109 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

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

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 170th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of West 170th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1897 and 1936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    790 feet
  2. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    820 feet
  3. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    820 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Castle Bridge School
    1,020 feet
  4. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    260 feet
  2. Audubon Playground
    510 feet
  3. CPF Playground
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center Landmark
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 67 Fire station
    390 feet
  2. 33rd Precinct Police station
    410 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 170th 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.