Sherman Avenue & Isham Street

Sherman Avenue and Isham Street meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Post Avenue Plaza is 690 feet away, and Washington Heights Academy is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them schools, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
710 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
10 Av/Sherman Av · M100
Within a walk
12 places
5 schools, 2 park features and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sherman Avenue & Isham Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 207 St 1
    710 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Inwood-207 St A
    750 feet
    A
  2. 215 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 10 Av/Sherman Av, 450 feet away, for the M100.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/Sherman Av M100
    450 feet
    M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Sherman Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 211 St & 10 Ave 20 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3936 10th Avenue Gas station
    590 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 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
10034
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 2,400 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 1920 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Chinese elm and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Isham Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Isham Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Sherman Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Sherman Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 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 listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 park features
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    390 feet
  2. P.S. 098 Shorac Kappock School
    820 feet
  3. Washington Heights Academy School
    990 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd New York City School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  2. Good Shepherd School
    1,240 feet
  3. School in the Square Elementary School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Isham Park
    920 feet
  2. Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park Park feature
    950 feet
  3. Boulders South Lawn in Isham Park Park feature
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Post Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church Broadway House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Dyckman Spanish 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Isham 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.