Audubon Avenue & West 181st Street

Audubon Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 8,554 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Washington Bridge Post Office is 110 feet away, and Skatepark in Highbridge Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
W 181 St/Amsterdam Av · Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Audubon Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    480 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 175 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 181 St/Amsterdam Av, 410 feet away, for the Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 and Bx36.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 181 St/Amsterdam Av Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
    410 feet
    Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 Bx35 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx11 …
  3. Bx13 …
  4. Bx35 …
  5. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

West 181st Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 6am to 10pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 45 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
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 620 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 8,554 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 20th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 1,398 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
169 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,500 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 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 25 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 1pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on West 181st Street (north side).

East side of Audubon Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

West side of Audubon Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112860, 112861 and 113605.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two 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.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 college
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    610 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    610 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,070 feet
  2. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,170 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    520 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    690 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,030 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    500 feet
  3. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    550 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Audubon Avenue or West 181st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.