Wadsworth Avenue & West 178th Street

Wadsworth Avenue and West 178th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregacion de Mita of NY is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 175 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat. A bus lane runs along West 178th Street, all day.

Safety record
14 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
175 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
W 178 St/Broadway · M5, M98
Within a walk
26 places
11 religious buildings, 6 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wadsworth Avenue & West 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 175 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 175 St A
    1,030 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. A …
Downtown
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St 1
    1,170 feet
    1
  2. 181 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 178 St/Broadway, 200 feet away, for the M5 and M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 178 St/Broadway M5, M98 · Countdown sign
    200 feet
    M5 M98
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M5 …
  2. M98 …

Live arrivals

West 178th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St 35 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
184 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 178th Street

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

South side of West 178th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Indo-Persian, one each, and built between 1911 and 1930.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Plaza de las Americas.

  1. The Source Fountain by Ester Partegàs, 2015
    770 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    390 feet
  2. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    980 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    980 feet
  2. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,160 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,230 feet
  4. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,230 feet
  5. Divino Nino 175th St 3k for All Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    500 feet
  3. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 9
  1. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    1,060 feet
  5. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,280 feet
  6. Broadway Temple Washington Heights United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    770 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    980 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,170 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Wadsworth Avenue or West 178th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.