St Nicholas Avenue & West 183rd Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 183rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church is 390 feet away, and the Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 firehouse is 1,020 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 32 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 184 St · M3
Within a walk
32 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 183rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    370 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. 191 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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 184 St, 100 feet away, for the M3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 184 St M3
    100 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 186 St & St Nicholas Ave 26 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022

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
188 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 2,800 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 1909 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 183rd Street (south side).

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108900, 113139 and 113599.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    400 feet
  3. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
Show all 9
  1. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    660 feet
  2. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    830 feet
  3. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    830 feet
  4. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    930 feet
  5. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  6. Yeshiva University College
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    840 feet
  2. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,300 feet
  3. Highbridge Park
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    440 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    850 feet
  3. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  3. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    680 feet
  2. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,010 feet
  3. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    810 feet
  2. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    610 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    600 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 183rd 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.