Sherman Avenue & Sickles Street

Sherman Avenue and Sickles Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Dongan Lawn in Fort Tryon Park is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Dyckman St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them schools, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Dyckman St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Broadway/Sherman Av · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
17 places
5 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sherman Avenue & Sickles 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 five 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. Dyckman St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 190 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Sherman Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Sherman Avenue.

  • 24 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
    390 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 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 June 2026.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Sherman Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Sickles Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Sickles Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 113274.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square HS School
    320 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Elementary School
    600 feet
  3. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. City College Magnet School of the Arts School
    980 feet
  2. Middle School 322 School
    980 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  4. P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Dongan Lawn in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    830 feet
  3. Gazebo in Fort Tryon Park Park feature
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sir Williams Dog Run in Fort Tryon Park Dog run
    990 feet
  2. Anne Loftus Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #17 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Recreation center
    1,210 feet
  2. Older adult center at 54 Nagle Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,100 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,260 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sherman Avenue or Sickles 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.