Amsterdam Avenue & West 186th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 186th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Wallenberg Playground is 600 feet away, and Juan Bosch Plaza in Highbridge Park is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 188 St · M101
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 186th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 181 St 1
    0.4 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
    0.4 miles
    1

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 188 St, 440 feet away, for the M101.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 188 St M101 · Shelter
    440 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4353 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018

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
188 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • 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 1912 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 186th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 186th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva University High School
    310 feet
  2. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    310 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    450 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 189 School
    800 feet
  2. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  3. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,130 feet
  4. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    420 feet
  2. Wallenberg Playground
    600 feet
  3. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    700 feet
  2. Juan Bosch Plaza in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    430 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 186th 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.