Cross Bronx Expressway & St Nicholas Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregacion de Mita of NY is 380 feet away, and Incarnation School is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St · M3
Within a walk
30 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    640 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 181 St A
    0.4 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 Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St, 110 feet away, for the M3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St M3
    110 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 1,240 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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 nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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 streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 3,900 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    640 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    730 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. Incarnation School
    1,250 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,310 feet
  4. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    1,080 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    750 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    630 feet
  3. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    1,070 feet
  3. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  4. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    1,150 feet
  5. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
  6. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    740 feet
  2. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,070 feet
  3. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    910 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    720 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 37 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or St Nicholas Avenue.

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