Wadsworth Avenue & West 181st Street

Wadsworth Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 15,808 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Congregacion de Mita of NY is 400 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 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Wadsworth Av/W 181 St · Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
Within a walk
24 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wadsworth Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    470 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
    960 feet
    A
  2. 175 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 Wadsworth Av/W 181 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 and Bx36.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wadsworth Av/W 181 St Bx3, Bx11, Bx13, Bx35 +1
    60 feet
    Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 Bx35 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx11 …
  3. Bx13 …
  4. Bx35 …
  5. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

West 181st Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 6am to 10pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 71 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
    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
    630 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 15,808 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 10th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 1,578 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
181 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1909 and 1924.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Wadsworth Avenue

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

West side of Wadsworth Avenue

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

North side of West 181st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 6AM-10PM ALL DAYS SUPERSEDES SP-722CA
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-NOON

South side of West 181st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109134, 110951, 113574 and 113585.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    340 feet
  2. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    410 feet
  3. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    410 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    520 feet
  2. School in the Square Public Charter School
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  3. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    400 feet
  2. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  4. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    580 feet
  2. Washington Bridge Post Office
    920 feet
  3. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    850 feet
  2. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    240 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    350 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 39 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Wadsworth Avenue or West 181st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.