Audubon Avenue & West 178th Street

Audubon Avenue and West 178th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Highbridge Park is 510 feet away, and Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church is 1,130 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 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
W 178 St/Audubon Av · M98
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Audubon Avenue & West 178th 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. 175 St A
    0.4 miles
    A
  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 W 178 St/Audubon Av, 120 feet away, for the M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 178 St/Audubon Av M98
    120 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Audubon Ave & W 179 St 23 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 650 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 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
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
176 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Audubon Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Audubon Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 178th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 178th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    590 feet
  2. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    590 feet
  3. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Incarnation School
    1,120 feet
  2. School in the Square Public Charter School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    510 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    960 feet
  3. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    770 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    830 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Audubon Avenue or West 178th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.