Amsterdam Avenue & West 179th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 179th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 60 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Quisqueya Playground is 200 feet away, and J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
60 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
W 179 St/Amsterdam Av · M98
Within a walk
15 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 179 St/Amsterdam Av, 160 feet away, for the M98.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 179 St/Amsterdam Av M98
    160 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 180 St 23 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 80 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 60 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 24 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
158 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 1907 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 5AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 179th Street

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

South side of West 179th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 111368.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  2. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,120 feet
  3. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    50 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    200 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 179th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.