Edgecombe Avenue & West 157th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 157th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Highbridge Park. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bushman Steps is 60 feet away, and Coogan's Bluff Playground is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Edgecombe Av/W 158 St · M2
Within a walk
32 places
8 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 157th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 155 St C
    540 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. C …
Downtown
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 158 St, 170 feet away, for the M2.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edgecombe Av/W 158 St M2 · Shelter
    170 feet
    M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Nicholas Ave & W 157 St 20 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    830 feet
  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 two 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 October 2023.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 128 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1883 and 1905.

  1. William McKinley Masonic Temple (now Prince Hall Masonic Temple) Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Broadway Housing Communities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. P.S. 028 Wright Brothers School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    50 feet
  2. Bushman Steps Park
    60 feet
  3. Coogan's Bluff Playground
    100 feet
Show all 10
  1. John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature
    190 feet
  2. Wright Brothers Playground
    570 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Park
    840 feet
  4. Roger Morris Park
    850 feet
  5. William A. Harris Garden
    1,050 feet
  6. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,090 feet
  7. Family Garden - Polo Grounds Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Mary McLeod Bethune Gardens Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Hooper Fountain Monument or memorial
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Washington Heights Library
    1,160 feet
  4. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Holy Church of Mount Sinai House of worship
    290 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    830 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 11 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or West 157th Street.

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