Riverside Drive & West 158th Street

Riverside Drive and West 158th Street meet at a five-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Audubon Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Paradise Baptist Church is 350 feet away, and Fort Washington Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St · Bx6, Bx6 SBS
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Riverside Drive & West 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    370 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. 155 St C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St, 230 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx6 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St Bx6, Bx6 SBS · Shelter
    230 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on West 158th Street.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 157 St 31 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    1,150 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
7
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
87 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 4,200 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 1910 and 1921.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Edward M Morgan Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Edward M Morgan Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Riverside Drive

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Riverside Drive

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 19 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 158th Street

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Audubon Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 27 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1921.

  1. Hispanic Society of America Library Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. American Geographical Society Designated landmark
    620 feet
  3. American Numismatic Society Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College
    730 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Northern Manhattan School
    1,110 feet
  3. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,030 feet
  2. Fort Washington Park
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Audubon Park Historic District Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Chapel of the Intercession Complex and Trinity Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  3. Hispanic Society of America Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. American Academy of Arts & Letters Arts or cultural center · landmark
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Our Lady of Esperanza Church Landmark
    700 feet
  3. Church of the Intercession House of worship
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Edward M Morgan Place, Riverside Drive or West 158th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.