St Nicholas Avenue & West 190th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 190th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Amelia Gorman Park is 660 feet away, and Fort George Presbyterian Church is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 191 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
191 St
220 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 190 St · M3
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 190th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 191 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 191 St 1
    220 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 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Primavera” (2003) by Raúl Colón at the 191 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 190 St, 210 feet away, for the M3.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 190 St M3 · Shelter
    210 feet
    M3
    Shelter

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, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave 28 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4353 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, September 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10040
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
225 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 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 1917 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

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 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

North side of West 190th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 190th Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111580 and 114482.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Gorman Park.

  1. Gertie A. Gorman Memorial Stele by C. Fisher Weimer, 1929
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  2. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. St Elizabeth School
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 189 School
    1,150 feet
  2. Equity Project Charter School (The) School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amelia Gorman Park
    660 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    950 feet
  3. Juan Bosch Plaza in Highbridge Park Park feature
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Wallenberg Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. Isabella Geriatric Center Nursing home or hospice
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 190th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.