Edgecombe Avenue & West 170th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 170th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Highbridge Park is 60 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 22 public places, seven of them schools, and 27 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 172 St · M101
Within a walk
22 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 170th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    1,290 feet
    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, 500 feet away, for the M101.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Edgecombe Avenue and West 170th Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 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
    600 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
170 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 133 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 170th Street

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of West 170th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

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

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 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
    620 feet
  2. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    620 feet
  3. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    620 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    690 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Castle Bridge School
    1,220 feet
  4. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    1,220 feet
  5. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    60 feet
  2. Audubon Playground
    720 feet
  3. CPF Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    950 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    380 feet
  2. Engine 67 Fire station
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 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 West 170th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.