Edgecombe Avenue & West 160th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 160th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Highbridge Park. The corner lies on the edge of the Jumel Terrace Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Morris Jumel Mansion is 340 feet away, and Adventure Playground is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Edgecombe Av/W 160 St · M2
Within a walk
23 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 listed historic places and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 160th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    810 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 160 St, 110 feet away, for the M2.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edgecombe Av/W 160 St M2
    110 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 159 St & Edgecombe Ave 21 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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); the corner is on the edge of the Highbridge Park area
Elevation
148 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 1910 and 1950.

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
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Bus layover only 3 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY SUNDAY 10AM-4PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

North side of West 160th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 160th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Jumel Terrace Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 57 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1896.

  1. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    160 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    50 feet
  2. Roger Morris Park
    50 feet
  3. John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bushman Steps Park
    810 feet
  2. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    830 feet
  3. Coogan's Bluff Playground
    910 feet
  4. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    980 feet
  5. Adventure Playground
    1,070 feet
  6. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    200 feet
  2. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    340 feet
  3. Washington Heights Library
    470 feet
Show all 5
  1. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke" Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    580 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Bethel Holy Church of Mount Sinai House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or West 160th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.