St Nicholas Avenue & West 179th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. School in the Square Public Charter School is 510 feet away, and the Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 firehouse is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 179 St/Saint Nicholas Av · M98
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    510 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 181 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 179 St/Saint Nicholas Av, 60 feet away, for the M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 179 St/Saint Nicholas Av M98
    60 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St 35 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,290 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
  • Turn calming, October 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
183 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and January 2024; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

North side of West 179th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 179th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108778, 108903, 109465, 111195 and 113547.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    510 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,180 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,180 feet
  3. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  4. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    950 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    280 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    500 feet
  3. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    530 feet
Show all 8
  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    1,020 feet
  3. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,160 feet
  4. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  5. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    610 feet
  2. Washington Bridge Post Office
    940 feet
  3. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    940 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    590 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 40 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 179th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.