Fort Washington Avenue & West 181st Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal is 860 feet away, and Birch Family-Washington Heights is 1,210 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 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 181 St · M4, M98
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    70 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
    1,050 feet
    A
  2. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 181 St, 110 feet away, for the M4 and M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 181 St M4, M98 · Shelter
    110 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 181st Street.

  • 33 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
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 810 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,140 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 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018

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
215 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 3,600 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 1912 and 1924.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and June 2024; 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 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 181st Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-NOON

South side of West 181st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,060 feet
  2. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Birch Family-Washington Heights School
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bennett Park
    510 feet
  2. Plaza Lafayette Park
    880 feet
  3. Bennett Park Playground
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Washington Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Hudson View Gardens Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 181st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.