Edgecombe Avenue & West 166th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 166th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Highbridge Park is 40 feet away, and Roger Morris Park is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them schools, and 18 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Edgecombe Avenue.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Edgecombe Av/W 164 St · M2
Within a walk
25 places
8 schools, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 166th Street 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 six 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
    0.3 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 164 St, 480 feet away, for the M2.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edgecombe Av/W 164 St M2
    480 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Edgecombe Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 167 St 23 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    590 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 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)
Elevation
154 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1906 and 1924.

Trees

NYC Parks records 100 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    80 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  3. Community Math & Science Prep School
    490 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Mott Hall School
    490 feet
  2. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    670 feet
  3. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    740 feet
  4. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    780 feet
  5. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    780 feet
  6. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    40 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    470 feet
  3. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    590 feet
Show all 7
  1. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    780 feet
  2. McKenna Square
    1,160 feet
  3. Roger Morris Park
    1,190 feet
  4. Mitchel Square
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    260 feet
  2. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Audubon Post Office
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or West 166th Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.