Audubon Avenue & West 179th Street

Audubon Avenue and West 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named Reverend Carlos R. Reyes Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
W 179 St/Amsterdam Av · M98
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Audubon Avenue & West 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    950 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
    0.4 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 179 St/Amsterdam Av, 340 feet away, for the M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 179 St/Amsterdam Av M98
    340 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 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
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 850 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 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.

  • 16 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
174 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Reverend Carlos R. Reyes Way, a co-naming enacted on January 18, 2025 (Local Law 10 of 2025).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Reverend Carlos R. Reyes Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and August 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Audubon Avenue

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

West side of Audubon Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 179th Street

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

South side of West 179th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111197 and 111366.

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 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    860 feet
  2. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    860 feet
  3. School in the Square Public Charter School
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  2. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,160 feet
  3. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    300 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    720 feet
  3. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Audubon Avenue or West 179th 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, NYC Records, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.