Haven Avenue & West 181st Street

Haven Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bennett Park is 1,050 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 five public places, three of them parks, and 14 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1917 and 1939, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Fort Washington Av/W 181 St · M4, M98
Within a walk
5 places
3 parks, 1 listed historic place and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Haven Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    810 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
    0.4 miles
    A
  2. 181 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 181 St, 940 feet away, for the M4 and M98.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Haven Avenue, Plaza Lafayette and West 181st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 181 St & Riverside Dr 21 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at West 181st Street Pedestrian Overpass, 500 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 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
162 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 1917 and 1939.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Haven Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Haven Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of West 181st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 181st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Plaza Lafayette Park
    40 feet
  2. Fort Washington Park
    420 feet
  3. Bennett Park
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Haven Avenue, Plaza Lafayette or West 181st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.