Sherman Avenue & Ellwood Street

Sherman Avenue and Ellwood Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gazebo in Fort Tryon Park is 510 feet away, and Sir Williams Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Dyckman St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them schools, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Dyckman St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Broadway/Sherman Av · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
20 places
6 schools, 4 park features and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sherman Avenue & Ellwood Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Dyckman St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 190 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. Dyckman St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Sherman Av, 260 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Sherman Av Bx7, M100
    260 feet
    Bx7 M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Sherman Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Ellwood St 19 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at Staff Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 242 Dyckman Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10040
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 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 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ellwood Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Sherman Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Fort Tryon Park.

  1. Columnade Sculpture by Eduardo Ramirez Villamizar, 1973
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 park features
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 dog run
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square HS School
    260 feet
  2. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  3. City College Magnet School of the Arts School
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. Middle School 322 School
    650 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Elementary School
    930 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  4. P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley School
    1,130 feet
  5. Professor Juan Bosch Public School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    130 feet
  2. Gazebo in Fort Tryon Park Park feature · landmark
    510 feet
  3. Dongan Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Sir Williams Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park Dog run
    650 feet
  2. Bennett Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    1,030 feet
  3. Anne Loftus Playground
    1,150 feet
  4. Anne Loftus Overlook in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Queen Martyrs Church House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Recreation center · preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Older adult center at 54 Nagle Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Ellwood Street or Sherman Avenue.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.