Broadway & West 158th Street

Broadway and West 158th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Washington Post Office is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Broadway/W 157 St · M4, M5, T204
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    310 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 157 St, 200 feet away, for the M4, M5 and T204.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 157 St M4, M5, T204 · Shelter
    200 feet
    M4 M5 T204
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M5 …
  3. T204 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 158th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 157 St 31 docks in all
    330 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
    1,080 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015

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
109 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 4,400 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.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and November 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-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 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 158th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111555 and 114060.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 21 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1920.

  1. American Geographical Society Designated landmark
    600 feet
  2. Hispanic Society of America Library Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. Museum of the American Indian Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College
    670 feet
  2. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    850 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Northern Manhattan School
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  2. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    1,250 feet
  3. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    680 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Audubon Park Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Chapel of the Intercession Complex and Trinity Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. Hispanic Society of America Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. American Academy of Arts & Letters Arts or cultural center · landmark
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. Our Lady of Esperanza Church Landmark
    860 feet
  3. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    880 feet
Show all 7
  1. Church of the Intercession House of worship
    950 feet
  2. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  4. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    140 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    590 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 158th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.