Margaret Corbin Drive & Margaret Corbin Plaza
Margaret Corbin Drive and Margaret Corbin Plaza meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. The corner stands inside Fort Tryon Park. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Jacob Javits Playground is 230 feet away, and Billings Terrace in Fort Tryon Park is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 190 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, ten of them park features, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 190 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 190 St A220 feetA
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- A …
Downtown
1 line- A …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/Cabrini Blvd, 130 feet away, for the M4 and M98.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Washington Av/Cabrini Blvd M4, M98130 feetM4 M98
Next buses at this stop
- M4 …
- M98 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Margaret Corbin Drive and Margaret Corbin Plaza.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Margaret Corbin Plz & Ft Washington Ave 25 docks in all110 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Fort Tryon Place & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4353 Broadway Gas station0.6 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10034
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 34
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Washington Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 230 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1939 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 171 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Margaret Corbin Plaza
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Margaret Corbin Plaza
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
- Concessions Building Designated landmark140 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 park features
- 1 dog run
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 3 other places
This corner stands inside Fort Tryon Park.
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Tryon Park Listed historic placesurrounds this corner
- Jacob Javits Playground230 feet
- Billings Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature340 feet
Show all 14
- Billings Terrace in Fort Tryon Park Park feature390 feet
- Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park Park feature510 feet
- Stan Michels Promenade in Fort Tryon Park Park feature510 feet
- Pine Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature530 feet
- Bennett Rest Nature area610 feet
- Bennett Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature800 feet
- Margaret Corbin Monument in Fort Tryon Park Park feature1,070 feet
- Sir Williams Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park Dog run1,080 feet
- Linden Terrace in Fort Tryon Park Park feature1,150 feet
- Gazebo in Fort Tryon Park Park feature1,180 feet
- Linden Terrace Overlook in Fort Tryon Park Park feature1,240 feet
Health care
- Fort Tryon Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 190th Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The three nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Washington Avenue & Cabrini Boulevard 90 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 190th Street 970 feet
- Cabrini Boulevard & West 190th Street 1,190 feet
See every intersection along Margaret Corbin Plaza.