Edgecombe Avenue & West 158th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 158th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Highbridge Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Edgecombe Av/W 158 St · M2
Within a walk
28 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 155 St C
    800 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
    1,160 feet
    C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 158 St, 100 feet away, for the M2.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Edgecombe Avenue and West 158th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 159 St & Edgecombe Ave 21 docks in all
    270 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
    1,090 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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)
Elevation
134 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 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 108 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 158th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 158th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 34 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Vernacular. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1891.

  1. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 4 parks
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Broadway Housing Communities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    40 feet
  2. John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature
    100 feet
  3. Bushman Steps Park
    270 feet
Show all 8
  1. Coogan's Bluff Playground
    370 feet
  2. Roger Morris Park
    580 feet
  3. Wright Brothers Playground
    840 feet
  4. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    880 feet
  5. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    890 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mary McLeod Bethune Gardens Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Washington Heights Library
    950 feet
  3. Hooper Fountain Monument or memorial
    1,000 feet
  4. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Holy Church of Mount Sinai House of worship
    550 feet
  2. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    700 feet
  3. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    790 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 13 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 West 158th Street.

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