Broadway & West 157th Street

Broadway and West 157th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Boricua College is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1909 and 1920, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
38 hurt
48 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/W 157 St · M4, M5, T204
Within a walk
23 places
7 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 157th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    80 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 157 St, 60 feet away, for the M4, M5 and T204.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 157 St M4, M5, T204
    60 feet
    M4 M5 T204

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M5 …
  3. T204 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 157 St 31 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    820 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 38 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
7 and 10 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
99 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 157th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110324.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1909 and 1919.

  1. American Geographical Society Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Hispanic Society of America Library Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Museum of the American Indian Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College
    410 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Northern Manhattan School
    730 feet
  3. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  2. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    940 feet
  2. Wright Brothers Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Audubon Park Historic District Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Chapel of the Intercession Complex and Trinity Cemetery Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Hispanic Society of America Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Museum of the American Indian Museum
    1,110 feet
  2. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. Mary McLeod Bethune Gardens Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. American Academy of Arts & Letters Arts or cultural center
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Esperanza Church Landmark
    610 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    620 feet
  3. Church of the Intercession House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    250 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    290 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    850 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 157th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.