Audubon Avenue & Fort George Avenue
Audubon Avenue and Fort George Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Ted Buczek Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Highbridge Park is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 191 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and 11 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Fort George Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 191 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 191 St 1910 feet1
Next trains at this station
The Bronx
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- Dyckman St 10.4 miles1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Primavera” (2003) by Raúl Colón at the 191 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ft George Av/Fort George Hill, 30 feet away, for the M101.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ft George Av/Fort George Hill M10130 feetM101
Next buses at this stop
- M101 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Fort George Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Audubon Ave & Fort George Ave 23 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4353 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.
- 4 people injured
- 1 person killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10040
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 34
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Washington Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 197 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Ted Buczek Way, a co-naming enacted on June 24, 2017 (Local Law 110 of 2017).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 3,000 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 1923 and 1961.
Since 2014 at least 164 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ted Buczek Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Audubon Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Audubon Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Equity Project Charter School (The) School210 feet
- High School for Health Careers and Sciences School800 feet
- High School for Law and Public Service School800 feet
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- High School for Media and Communications School800 feet
- The College Academy School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highbridge Park290 feet
- Ft George Playground510 feet
Health care
- Isabella Geriatric Center Nursing home or hospice1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket850 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Dan's Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- St Nicholas Avenue & Fort George Avenue 270 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & Wadsworth Avenue 350 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & Fort George Hill 400 feet
- Audubon Avenue & West 193rd Street 420 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & West 192nd Street 530 feet
- Audubon Avenue & West 192nd Street 690 feet
- Wadsworth Avenue & West 192nd Street 720 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & West 191st Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Audubon Avenue or Fort George Avenue.