St Nicholas Avenue & West 186th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 186th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort George Presbyterian Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 187 St · M3
Within a walk
27 places
13 religious buildings, 6 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 186th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    1,150 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
    1,270 feet
    1
  2. 181 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 187 St, 140 feet away, for the M3.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 187 St M3
    140 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 186 St & St Nicholas Ave 26 docks in all
    70 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. 4353 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
196 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1911 and 1923.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 186th Street (both sides).

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 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 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108915, 108916, 111494 and 111495.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    100 feet
  2. St Elizabeth School
    620 feet
  3. American Dream Charter School II School
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  2. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    900 feet
  3. Yeshiva University High School
    900 feet
  4. Yeshiva University College
    1,040 feet
  5. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,180 feet
  6. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,180 feet
  7. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    280 feet
  3. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    410 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 186th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.