Bennett Avenue & West 187th Street

Bennett Avenue and West 187th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Washington Heights Congregation 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, eight of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Broadway/W 187 St · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
25 places
8 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bennett Avenue & West 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    1,150 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. A …
Downtown
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 191 St 1
    1,180 feet
    1
  2. 190 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 187 St, 370 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 187 St Bx7, M100 · Shelter
    370 feet
    Bx7 M100
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 185 St 21 docks in all
    910 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4353 Broadway Gas station
    650 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
123 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1928 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bennett Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Bennett Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 18 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 187th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 187th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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

  1. Gertie A. Gorman Memorial Stele by C. Fisher Weimer, 1929
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 parks
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Mount Sinai Jewish Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    100 feet
  2. Yeshiva Rabbi S R Hirsch School
    570 feet
  3. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek School
    670 feet
  2. American Dream Charter School II School
    710 feet
  3. St Elizabeth School
    910 feet
  4. Birch Family-Washington Heights School
    920 feet
  5. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  6. P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs School
    1,080 feet
  7. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  8. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  9. Renaissance Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amelia Gorman Park
    800 feet
  2. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Washington Heights Congregation House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Our Saviours Atonement Lutheran Church House of worship
    560 feet
  3. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90 Bennett Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet
  2. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and ten 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bennett Avenue or West 187th Street.

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