Audubon Avenue & West 170th Street

Audubon Avenue and West 170th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Audubon Playground is 50 feet away, and Audubon Post Office is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them schools, and 44 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along West 170th Street.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
630 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 170 St · M3
Within a walk
23 places
6 schools, 4 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Audubon Avenue & West 170th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    630 feet
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    0.4 miles
    A
  2. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 170 St, 530 feet away, for the M3.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 170 St M3
    530 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West 170th Street.

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 171 St & St Nicholas Ave 31 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
181 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 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 1909 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 97 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the river birch.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Audubon Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Audubon Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 170th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 170th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111280 and 112806.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1897 and 1898.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Mitchel Square.

  1. Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial Statue by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1922
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Castle Bridge School
    560 feet
  2. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    560 feet
  3. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    1,250 feet
Show all 6
  1. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    1,280 feet
  2. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    1,280 feet
  3. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Audubon Playground
    50 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    720 feet
  3. Mitchel Square
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. McKenna Square
    1,250 feet
  2. CPF Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    1,130 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    940 feet
  2. New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Presbyterian Center Hospital
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 168th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center
    1,230 feet
  2. Audubon Post Office
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 67 Fire station
    160 feet
  2. 33rd Precinct Police station
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Audubon Avenue or West 170th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.