Riverside Drive & West 161st Street
Riverside Drive and West 161st Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named Alexander Felix Place by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Washington Park is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 157 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 157 St 10.3 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av C0.4 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Dr/W 160 St, 370 feet away, for the Bx6.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 160 St Bx6370 feetBx6
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 160 St & Riverside Dr 27 docks in all430 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3740 Broadway Gas station0.6 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 12 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 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
- 128 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Alexander Felix Place, a co-naming enacted on July 17, 2009 (Local Law 46 of 2009).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1918 and 1923.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Alexander Felix Place.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West 161st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of West 161st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Future Prints Childcare Pre-K990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Washington Park290 feet
- Lily Brown Playground310 feet
Houses of worship
- Paradise Baptist Church House of worship1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center790 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,270 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,290 feet
- Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Drive & West 162nd Street 290 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 160th Street 310 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 163rd Street 550 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 161st Street 740 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 162nd Street 870 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 160th Street 1,000 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 163rd Street 1,120 feet
- Broadway & West 161st Street 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 161st Street.