Broadway & West 212th Street
Broadway and West 212th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. The corner is also named Lt. Joseph G. Leavey Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Inwood-207 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them schools, and 36 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Inwood-207 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Inwood-207 St A280 feetA
Next trains at this station
Downtown
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- 215 St 11,150 feet1
- 207 St 10.3 miles1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “At the Start... At Long Last...” (1999) by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville at the Inwood-207 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Isham St, 280 feet away, for the Bx7 and Bx20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Isham St Bx7, Bx20280 feetBx7 Bx20
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx20 …
Cycling
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Isham St & Broadway 29 docks in all440 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 5080 Broadway Gas station0.3 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10034
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 34
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Inwood
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: Lt. Joseph G. Leavey Way (Local Law 13 of 2006, enacted on May 23, 2006) and Joe English Way (Local Law 63 of 2004, enacted on December 21, 2004).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Broadway
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West 212th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of West 212th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110580.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated four lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 3 park features
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 historic site
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 098 Shorac Kappock School420 feet
- The Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd New York City School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Good Shepherd School860 feet
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- School in the Square Elementary School900 feet
- School in the Square Ecc School1,130 feet
- International Resource for Parenting Trade or language school1,280 feet
- Amber Charter School Inwood School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Isham Park50 feet
- Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park Park feature160 feet
- Boulders South Lawn in Isham Park Park feature540 feet
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- 9 11 Memorial Rock in Isham Park Park feature540 feet
- Inwood Hill Park1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Dyckman House Museum Historic site1,200 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church Broadway House of worship500 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch690 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch800 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket950 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket1,290 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 17 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & West 213th Street 310 feet
- Broadway & Isham Street 360 feet
- Broadway & West 214th Street 590 feet
- 10th Avenue & West 212th Street 630 feet
- Vermilyea Avenue & Isham Street 700 feet
- Isham Street & Cooper Street 700 feet
- Broadway & West 215th Street 750 feet
- 10th Avenue & West 213th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or West 212th Street.