Fort Washington Avenue & West 162nd Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 162nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Paradise Baptist Church is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and 29 places to eat. About 4,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1925, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 162 St · M4
Within a walk
7 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 157 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.4 miles
    1 A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 162 St, 100 feet away, for the M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 162 St M4 · Shelter
    100 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.

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 163 St & Riverside Dr 19 docks in all
    850 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
    770 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
142 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 1915 and 1925.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and September 2023, 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 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 162nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 162nd Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven 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
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. Whin Music Community Charter School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    790 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 16 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 162nd 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.