St Nicholas Avenue & West 180th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 180th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregacion de Mita of NY is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
16 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 181 St · M3
Within a walk
28 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 180th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    250 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 175 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 Saint Nicholas Av/W 181 St, 180 feet away, for the M3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 181 St M3 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue and West 180th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,030 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,310 feet
  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 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
185 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 7pm on West 180th Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 180th Street (south side).

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
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-1PM

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of West 180th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108780, 110949, 111196, 111908, 113547 and 114183.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    700 feet
  2. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    920 feet
  3. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,020 feet
  2. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    1,120 feet
  3. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    1,120 feet
  4. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    950 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    220 feet
  2. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    540 feet
  3. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    680 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    330 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    1,290 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 180th 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.