St Nicholas Avenue & West 162nd Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 162nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
140 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 161 St · M3, M100, M101
Within a walk
28 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    140 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. C …
Downtown
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.4 miles
    1 A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ciguapa Antellana, me llamo sueño de la madrugada (who more sci-fi than us)” (2018) by Firelei Báez at the 163 St-Amsterdam Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 161 St, 230 feet away, for the M3, M100 and M101.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 161 St M3, M100, M101 · Shelter
    230 feet
    M3 M100 M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M100 …
  3. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on St Nicholas Avenue and West 162nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 162 St 27 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,400 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 1909 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 94 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 162nd Street

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

South side of West 162nd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109322 and 110421.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 58 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1896.

  1. 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    660 feet
  2. Whin Music Community Charter School
    680 feet
  3. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    840 feet
Show all 8
  1. United Federation of Black Community Organization Preschool · Pre-K
    840 feet
  2. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    1,150 feet
  4. Community Math & Science Prep School
    1,240 feet
  5. The Mott Hall School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    100 feet
  2. Roger Morris Park
    410 feet
  3. Highbridge Park
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    990 feet
  2. McKenna Square
    1,120 feet
  3. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,160 feet
  4. Adventure Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Heights Library
    520 feet
  2. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    700 feet
Show all 4
  1. Paul Robeson Home Listed historic place
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    60 feet
  2. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    630 feet
  3. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    720 feet
  2. Audubon Post Office
    1,200 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 84/Ladder 34 Fire station · landmark
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 29 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 162nd Street.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.