Fort Washington Avenue & West 160th Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 160th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Paradise Baptist Church is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 160 St · M4
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 160th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    1,050 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.4 miles
    1 A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 160 St, 120 feet away, for the M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 160 St M4
    120 feet
    M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Fort Washington Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 160 St 22 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,300 feet

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
7
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
127 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,100 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 1920.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 160th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Mediterranean Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1920.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    650 feet
  2. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    1,070 feet
  3. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Whin Music Community Charter School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Washington Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Lily Brown Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    750 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Washington 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.