Sherman Avenue & Thayer Street

Sherman Avenue and Thayer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Tryon Park is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Dyckman St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Dyckman St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Dyckman St/Sherman Av · M100, BxM1
Within a walk
18 places
5 religious buildings, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sherman Avenue & Thayer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Dyckman St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St A
    900 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Dyckman St 1
    1,030 feet
    1
  2. 190 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dyckman St/Sherman Av, 310 feet away, for the M100 and BxM1.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dyckman St/Sherman Av M100, BxM1
    310 feet
    M100 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …
  2. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Sherman Avenue.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sherman Ave & Thayer St 21 docks in all
    50 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and February 2026, 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 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Sherman Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Thayer Street

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

South side of Thayer Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110860 and 110902.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Elementary School
    600 feet
  2. School in the Square HS School
    840 feet
  3. The Equity Project Charter School
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Tryon Park Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Anne Loftus Playground
    870 feet
  3. Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. RING - Riverside Inwood Neighborhood Garden
    1,080 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    1,120 feet
  3. Dyckman Rest Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Quisqueya Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dyckman Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 95/Ladder 36 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    750 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sherman Avenue or Thayer 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.