Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Amsterdam Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Highbridge Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Washington Bridge Post Office is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them schools, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
W 179 St/Amsterdam Av · M98
Within a walk
17 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 179 St/Amsterdam Av, 280 feet away, for the M98.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 179 St/Amsterdam Av M98
    280 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 180 St 23 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

A ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway starts at this corner.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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); the corner is on the edge of the Highbridge Park area

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1907 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    1,200 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,230 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    110 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    310 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    810 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or Cross Bronx Expressway.

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