Dyckman Street & Vermilyea Avenue

Dyckman Street and Vermilyea Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady Queen Martyrs Church is 480 feet away, and Inwood Post Office is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Dyckman St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Dyckman Street.

Safety record
5 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Dyckman St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Dyckman St/Broadway · M100
Within a walk
24 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dyckman Street & Vermilyea Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Dyckman St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St A
    510 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Dyckman St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. Inwood-207 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dyckman St/Broadway, 340 feet away, for the M100.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St/Broadway M100
    340 feet
    M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Dyckman Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Dr & Broadway 24 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at Staff Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 242 Dyckman Street Gas station
    960 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more 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 December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2017
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10040
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1920 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 213 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and May 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Dyckman Street (south side).

North side of Dyckman Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Vermilyea Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Vermilyea Avenue

  • 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109711, 110333, 110334 and 114159.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harold O. Levy School
    730 feet
  2. High School for Excellence and Innovation School
    730 feet
  3. Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies School
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Elementary School
    1,260 feet
  3. The Equity Project Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle
    550 feet
  2. RING - Riverside Inwood Neighborhood Garden
    560 feet
  3. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Anne Loftus Playground
    820 feet
  2. Payson Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Inwood Hill Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Anne Loftus Overlook in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Quisqueya Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    580 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Inwood Library–joseph and Sheila Rosenblatt Building Library
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Queen Martyrs Church House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Inwood Post Office Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 84 Vermilyea Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 95/Ladder 36 Fire station
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    680 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dyckman Street or Vermilyea Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.