St Nicholas Avenue & West 173rd Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Church of the Incarnation RC is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 173 St · M3
Within a walk
22 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 173rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    990 feet
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    1,310 feet
    A
  2. 181 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 173 St, 130 feet away, for the M3.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 173 St M3
    130 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 171 St & St Nicholas Ave 31 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    620 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 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
200 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 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 1910 and 1924.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, 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
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-1PM

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108861 and 113610.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Georgian, and built between 1913 and 1914.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Plaza de las Americas.

  1. The Source Fountain by Ester Partegàs, 2015
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Incarnation School
    660 feet
  3. P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights School
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Divino Nino 175th St 3k for All Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    1,190 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    960 feet
  2. J. Hood Wright Park
    1,000 feet
  3. J Hood Wright Park Playground
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Audubon Playground
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    1,020 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Landmark · listed historic place
    510 feet
  3. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    550 feet
Show all 4
  1. Broadway Temple Washington Heights United Methodist Church House of worship
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Recreation Center
    1,040 feet
  2. J Hood Wright Recreation Center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    970 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 36 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 173rd 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.