Broadway & West 171st Street

Broadway and West 171st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mitchel Square is 910 feet away, and Plaza de las Americas is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Broadway/W 171 St · Bx7, M5, M100
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 171st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    520 feet
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 171 St, 110 feet away, for the Bx7, M5 and M100.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 171 St Bx7, M5, M100 · Shelter
    110 feet
    Bx7 M5 M100
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M5 …
  3. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 171 St & St Nicholas Ave 31 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    790 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
196 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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 1915 and 1924.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 171st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 171st Street

  • 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 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108771, 108876, 108877 and 113518.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Castle Bridge School
    870 feet
  2. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    870 feet
  3. P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights School
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Divino Nino 175th St 3k for All Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Audubon Playground
    770 feet
  2. Mitchel Square
    910 feet
  3. J. Hood Wright Park
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. J Hood Wright Park Playground
    1,200 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Presbyterian Center Hospital
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 168th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Fort Washington Avenue (22nd Corps of Engineers) Armory Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Broadway Temple Washington Heights United Methodist Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    1,090 feet
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  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 67 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 22 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 171st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.