Jumel Terrace & Sylvan Terrace
Jumel Terrace and Sylvan Terrace meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Jumel Terrace Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Roger Morris Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av C430 feetC
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- C …
Downtown
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- 155 St C0.3 milesC
- 157 St 10.4 miles1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 160 St, 450 feet away, for the M2.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Edgecombe Av/W 160 St M2450 feetM2
Next buses at this stop
- M2 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 160 St & St Nicholas Ave 26 docks in all380 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station0.4 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10032
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 33
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Washington Heights (South)
- Elevation
- 178 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 2,300 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 1909 and 1925.
Since 2014 at least 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 143 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Jumel Terrace
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Sylvan Terrace
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Sylvan Terrace
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Jumel Terrace Historic District.
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 58 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1896.
- 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark250 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 2 listed historic places
- 11 other places
Schools and child care
- Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool730 feet
- United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K770 feet
- P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School910 feet
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- The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Whin Music Community Charter School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roger Morris Park30 feet
- Highbridge Park440 feet
- Morris Jumel Community Garden580 feet
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- Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature900 feet
- John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature1,010 feet
- Adventure Playground1,140 feet
- Bushman Steps Park1,200 feet
- Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden1,240 feet
- Coogan's Bluff Playground1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place100 feet
- Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place110 feet
- Washington Heights Library260 feet
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- Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place290 feet
Houses of worship
- AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship500 feet
- Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship600 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center660 feet
- Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center1,310 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station · landmark890 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket340 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 160th Street & Jumel Terrace 150 feet
- West 162nd Street & Jumel Terrace 280 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & Sylvan Terrace 290 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & West 161st Street 380 feet
- Edgecombe Avenue & West 160th Street 390 feet
- St Nicholas Avenue & West 160th Street 410 feet
- Edgecombe Avenue & West 162nd Street 510 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 161st Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Jumel Terrace or Sylvan Terrace.