Amsterdam Avenue & West 183rd Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 183rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt is 350 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 21 public places, five of them schools, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 184 St · M101
Within a walk
21 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 183rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    1,220 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 181 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 Amsterdam Av/W 184 St, 100 feet away, for the M101.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 184 St M101
    100 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 183 St 21 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 660 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
174 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,600 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 1910 and 1924.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 183rd Street

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

South side of West 183rd Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    350 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    350 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    1,090 feet
  2. Yeshiva University High School
    1,090 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,300 feet
  4. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    400 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    400 feet
  3. Quisqueya Playground
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,050 feet
  2. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    640 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    700 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Key Food 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 25 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 183rd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.