St Nicholas Avenue & West 185th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 185th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. West 186th Street Basketball Court is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 184 St · M3
Within a walk
30 places
12 religious buildings, 7 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 185th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 191 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. 181 St A
    0.3 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 184 St, 120 feet away, for the M3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 25 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.4 miles 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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
190 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 3,400 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 1922.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 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 185th Street (north 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 1PM-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-1PM

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 185th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108916, 108917, 112821 and 113047.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 career or business center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    350 feet
  2. Yeshiva University College
    750 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    900 feet
Show all 11
  1. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    900 feet
  3. St Elizabeth School
    910 feet
  4. American Dream Charter School II School
    990 feet
  5. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek School
    1,140 feet
  6. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,160 feet
  7. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    1,180 feet
  8. Yeshiva University High School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    350 feet
  2. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    760 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    990 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 185th 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.