Broadway & West 174th Street

Broadway and West 174th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Broadway Temple Washington Heights United Methodist Church is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 175 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
175 St
610 feet · 2 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Broadway/W 174 St · M5
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 174th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 175 St, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 175 St A
    610 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C
  2. 181 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 174 St, 110 feet away, for the M5.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 174 St M5
    110 feet
    M5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wadsworth Ave & W 175 St 24 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    150 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
207 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 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 1917 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and September 2025, 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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of West 174th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 174th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112190 and 114770.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Indo-Persian and neo-Georgian, one each, and built between 1913 and 1930.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Plaza de las Americas.

  1. The Source Fountain by Ester Partegàs, 2015
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights School
    440 feet
  3. Divino Nino 175th St 3k for All Pre-K
    460 feet
Show all 4
  1. Incarnation School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. J. Hood Wright Park
    520 feet
  2. J Hood Wright Park Playground
    590 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    390 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    410 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Broadway Temple Washington Heights United Methodist Church House of worship
    150 feet
  2. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Landmark · listed historic place
    230 feet
  3. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    360 feet
Show all 4
  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. J Hood Wright Recreation Center
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    900 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,110 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 174th Street.

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