Edgecombe Avenue & Jumel Place

Edgecombe Avenue and Jumel Place meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Highbridge Park. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Edgecombe Avenue.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 172 St · M101
Within a walk
20 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & Jumel Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 172 St, 610 feet away, for the M101.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 172 St M101 · Shelter
    610 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Edgecombe Avenue.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 172 St 9 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
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
Elevation
169 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1909 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 136 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2014 and March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

East side of Jumel Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Jumel Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1897 and 1898.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    510 feet
  2. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    510 feet
  3. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    580 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    60 feet
  2. Audubon Playground
    820 feet
  3. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. CPF Playground
    1,010 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    280 feet
  2. Engine 67 Fire station
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or Jumel Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.