St Nicholas Avenue & West 163rd Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 163rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along St Nicholas Avenue.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
440 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 163 St · M100
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 163rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    0.3 miles
    1 A C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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 Saint Nicholas Av/W 163 St, 30 feet away, for the M100.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 163 St M100
    30 feet
    M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 29 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
Elevation
161 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1910 and 1922.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and June 2023; 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 163rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built in 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Whin Music Community Charter School
    810 feet
  2. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    990 feet
  3. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Community Math & Science Prep School
    1,080 feet
  2. The Mott Hall School
    1,080 feet
  3. P.S. 004 Duke Ellington School
    1,180 feet
  4. The Jewel of Harlem Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    590 feet
  2. McKenna Square
    610 feet
  3. Roger Morris Park
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Highbridge Park
    980 feet
  2. Mitchel Square
    1,010 feet
  3. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,050 feet
  4. Adventure Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Heights Library
    1,020 feet
  2. Jumel Terrace Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Mansion Museum · listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    550 feet
  3. AME Zion Church on the Hill House of worship
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Audubon Post Office
    790 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2005 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 163rd 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.