Broadway & West 186th Street

Broadway and West 186th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, nine of them schools, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Broadway/W 185 St · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
26 places
9 schools, 8 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 186th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    1,030 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 191 St 1
    1,300 feet
    1
  2. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 185 St, 290 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 185 St Bx7, M100 · Shelter
    290 feet
    Bx7 M100
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 185 St 21 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4353 Broadway Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

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
129 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 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 1920 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Broadway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 186th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 186th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 parks
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek School
    190 feet
  2. Yeshiva Rabbi S R Hirsch School
    360 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Jewish Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
Show all 13
  1. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  2. Birch Family-Washington Heights School
    800 feet
  3. American Dream Charter School II School
    800 feet
  4. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    950 feet
  5. St Elizabeth School
    1,010 feet
  6. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  7. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  8. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,210 feet
  9. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,250 feet
  10. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amelia Gorman Park
    930 feet
  2. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Washington Heights Congregation House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Our Saviours Atonement Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90 Bennett Avenue Older adult center
    460 feet
  2. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 186th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.