Amsterdam Avenue & West 185th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 185th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 150 feet to the 185th Street Plaza, and Quisqueya Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 183 St · M101
Within a walk
24 places
9 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 185th 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 six 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. 191 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1
  2. 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 183 St, 290 feet away, for the M101.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 183 St M101
    290 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 186 St 21 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,150 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2020

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
183 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1912 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

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

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated two lampposts.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva University College
    170 feet
  2. Yeshiva University High School
    590 feet
  3. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    590 feet
Show all 7
  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    840 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    840 feet
  3. P.S. 189 School
    1,080 feet
  4. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    410 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    710 feet
  3. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. Wallenberg Playground
    890 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 185th 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.