St Nicholas Avenue & West 164th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 164th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Rose of Lima Church is 270 feet away, and Highbridge Park is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 163 St-Amsterdam Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
163 St-Amsterdam Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 164 St · M3, M100
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 4 parks and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 163 St-Amsterdam Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    730 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
    1,150 feet
    1 A C
  2. 157 St 1
    0.5 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 164 St, 70 feet away, for the M3 and M100.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 164 St M3, M100
    70 feet
    M3 M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1925.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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 WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109217, 109218 and 114234.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1896 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    740 feet
  2. Community Math & Science Prep School
    930 feet
  3. The Mott Hall School
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Whin Music Community Charter School
    1,090 feet
  2. Moreau LMSW Children and Family Services P.c Preschool
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKenna Square
    330 feet
  2. Mitchel Square
    730 feet
  3. Morris Jumel Community Garden
    880 feet
Show all 7
  1. Highbridge Park
    990 feet
  2. Adventure Playground
    990 feet
  3. Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,150 feet
  4. Roger Morris Park
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza Alianza Dominicana Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 168th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Washington Heights Library
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    720 feet
  3. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Audubon Post Office
    510 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,160 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 26 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 164th 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.