Fort Washington Avenue & West 180th Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 180th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 181 St · M4, M98
Within a walk
16 places
8 religious buildings, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 180th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    310 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    710 feet
    A
  2. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 181 St, 260 feet away, for the M4 and M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 181 St M4, M98 · Shelter
    260 feet
    M4 M98
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Fort Washington Avenue and West 180th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave 24 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 460 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
206 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,700 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 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 180th Street

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

South side of West 180th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1911 and 1916.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    1,110 feet
  2. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bennett Park
    860 feet
  2. J. Hood Wright Park
    1,160 feet
  3. Plaza Lafayette Park
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bennett Park Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    310 feet
  3. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    460 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    520 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 180th 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.