Broadway & West 181st Street

Broadway and West 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 51 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 600 feet to the 34th Precinct, and Washington Bridge Post Office is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 65 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
51 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
710 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Broadway/W 181 St · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
27 places
11 religious buildings, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    710 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St 1
    720 feet
    1
  2. 175 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 181 St, 40 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 181 St Bx7, M100 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    40 feet
    Bx7 M100
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

West 181st Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 6am to 10pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St 35 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    380 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 51 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
179 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph

Homes

About 3,300 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 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and July 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Other rule 1 sign TRUC LOADING ONLY 6AM-9AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 181st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108823, 109134, 109371, 111044 and 113704.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1911 and 1916.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    310 feet
  2. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    500 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    660 feet
  2. School in the Square Public Charter School
    850 feet
  3. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bennett Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    560 feet
  3. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    650 feet
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  1. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  3. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    830 feet
  2. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,170 feet
  3. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    600 feet
  2. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    600 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 181st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.