St Nicholas Avenue & West 181st Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center is 190 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 57 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
17 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
W 181 St/Saint Nicholas Av · Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
Within a walk
28 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    80 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 W 181 St/Saint Nicholas Av, 30 feet away, for the Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 and Bx36.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 181 St/Saint Nicholas Av Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
    30 feet
    Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 Bx35 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx11 …
  3. Bx13 …
  4. Bx35 …
  5. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

West 181st Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 6am to 10pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 64 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
    980 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,060 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,020 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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

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
184 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 3,300 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
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 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 Friday 1pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on West 181st Street (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 10pm on West 181st Street (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 1pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8:30am to 10pm on West 181st Street (south side).

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 3 signs 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 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108855, 108856, 110951, 111908 and 112861.

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 fire station
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    630 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    630 feet
  3. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    920 feet
  2. School in the Square Public Charter School
    990 feet
  3. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,050 feet
  4. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    960 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    640 feet
  2. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 181st 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.