Fort Washington Avenue & West 187th Street

Fort Washington Avenue and West 187th 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. Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 187 St · M4, M98
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fort Washington Avenue & West 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 190 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 191 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 187 St, 50 feet away, for the M4 and M98.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Washington Av/W 187 St M4, M98
    50 feet
    M4 M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Fort Washington Avenue.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pinehurst Ave & W 187 St 20 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

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
213 feet above sea level

The streets

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

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 1929 and 1949.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Fort Washington Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 187th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

South side of West 187th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs School
    410 feet
  2. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  3. Birch Family-Washington Heights School
    560 feet
Show all 8
  1. Renaissance Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Jewish Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Yeshiva Rabbi S R Hirsch School
    1,200 feet
  4. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bennett Rest Nature area
    650 feet
  2. Bennett Park
    700 feet
  3. Bennett Park Playground
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Fort Tryon Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Hudson View Gardens Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Washington Heights Congregation House of worship
    760 feet
  3. Our Saviours Atonement Lutheran Church House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90 Bennett Avenue Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    50 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue or West 187th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.