Ellwood Street & West 196th Street

Ellwood Street and West 196th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Middle School 322 is 450 feet away, and Bennett Lawn in Fort Tryon Park is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Dyckman St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them schools, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Dyckman St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Broadway/W 196 St · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
19 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ellwood Street & West 196th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Dyckman St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 190 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. Dyckman St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Birds in Flight-Moon View” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the Dyckman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 196 St, 660 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 196 St Bx7, M100
    660 feet
    Bx7 M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nagle Ave & Ellwood St 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at Staff Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 242 Dyckman Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10040
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 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 1923 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Ellwood Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 196th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 196th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 park features
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 dog run
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. City College Magnet School of the Arts School
    450 feet
  3. Middle School 322 School
    450 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley School
    580 feet
  2. Professor Juan Bosch Public School
    670 feet
  3. School in the Square HS School
    800 feet
  4. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Bennett Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    850 feet
  3. Gazebo in Fort Tryon Park Park feature · landmark
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sir Williams Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park Dog run
    1,120 feet
  2. Dongan Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #17 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Dyckman Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Recreation center · preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Older adult center at 54 Nagle Avenue Older adult center
    400 feet
  3. Fort George Post Office
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ellwood Street or West 196th Street.

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