Fort Washington Avenue & West 161st Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lily Brown Playground is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and 28 places to eat. About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1913 and 1922, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
1,320 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 162 St · M4
Within a walk
8 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 1,320 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    1,320 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 162 St, 190 feet away, for the M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 162 St M4 · Shelter
    190 feet
    M4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, October 2023

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
135 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 1913 and 1922.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

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

North side of West 161st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 161st Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1905 and 1910.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    390 feet
  2. Whin Music Community Charter School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lily Brown Playground
    930 feet
  2. Fort Washington Park
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    440 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    1,060 feet
  2. Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    550 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 161st 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.