Broadway & West 162nd Street

Broadway and West 162nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Whin Music Community Charter School is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
960 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Broadway/W 162 St · M5
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    960 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 157 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 162 St, 120 feet away, for the M5.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 162 St M5 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M5
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 160 St 22 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
151 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 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 1910 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and February 2026; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-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
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 162nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109380, 113698 and 114037.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Whin Music Community Charter School
    500 feet
  3. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lily Brown Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. Fort Washington Park
    1,120 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mitchel Square
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station · landmark
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    600 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 162nd 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.