Fort Washington Avenue & West 165th Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 165th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Haven Plaza is 940 feet away, and Plaza Alianza Dominicana is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 165 St · M4
Within a walk
9 places
3 parks, 2 listed historic places and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 165th 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 five 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
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. 175 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 165 St, 120 feet away, for the M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 165 St M4 · Shelter
    120 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
  • 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
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.6 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
    210 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2024
  • Turn calming, January 2025

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
141 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and May 2026; 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 standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 165th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

South side of West 165th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Future Prints Childcare Pre-K
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Washington Park
    600 feet
  2. Mitchel Square
    1,000 feet
  3. McKenna Square
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Haven Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
  2. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Avenue (22nd Corps of Engineers) Armory Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  2. 168th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  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 19 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 165th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.