Fort Washington Avenue & West 164th Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 164th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lily Brown Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 23 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 164 St · M4
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 164 St, 200 feet away, for the M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 164 St M4 · Shelter
    200 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 165 St & Fort Washington Ave 27 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    240 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
7 and 10 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
147 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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 March 2013 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of West 164th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Washington Park
    920 feet
  2. Lily Brown Playground
    980 feet
  3. Mitchel Square
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 164th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.