Riverside Drive & West 165th Street
Riverside Drive and West 165th Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 61 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Washington Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C0.4 miles1 A C
Next trains at this station
Uptown
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Downtown
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 165 St, 660 feet away, for the M4.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Washington Av/W 165 St M4 · Shelter660 feetM4
Next buses at this stop
- M4 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 165 St & Fort Washington Ave 27 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers750 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 61 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 32 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 6 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10032
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 7 and 10 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 33
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Washington Heights (South)
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 77 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 19 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Riverside Drive
- No standing 16 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 165th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
South side of West 165th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Washington Park60 feet
- Lily Brown Playground880 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 99 Fort Washington Avenue Older adult center990 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 165th Street 540 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 163rd Street 750 feet
- Riverside Drive & Cross Bronx Expressway 830 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 164th Street 930 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 162nd Street 1,010 feet
- Broadway & West 165th Street 1,190 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 163rd Street 1,200 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 168th Street 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 165th Street.