St Nicholas Avenue & West 184th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 184th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort George Presbyterian Church is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 184 St · M3
Within a walk
34 places
13 religious buildings, 8 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 184th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    620 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
    0.3 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, 160 feet away, for the M3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 37 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
    590 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
    1,250 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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
188 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 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 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 184th Street (south side).

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

North side of West 184th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108724, 108937, 108938, 113049 and 113139.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 college
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    640 feet
Show all 12
  1. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    910 feet
  2. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    1,000 feet
  4. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    1,070 feet
  5. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    1,070 feet
  6. St Elizabeth School
    1,160 feet
  7. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,170 feet
  8. American Dream Charter School II School
    1,240 feet
  9. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    600 feet
  2. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    930 feet
  2. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet
  3. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,060 feet
  2. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 31 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 184th 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.