Wadsworth Avenue & West 185th Street

Wadsworth Avenue and West 185th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort George Presbyterian Church is 470 feet away, and the 185th Street Plaza is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Broadway/W 185 St · Bx7, M100
Within a walk
32 places
14 religious buildings, 8 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wadsworth Avenue & West 185th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St A
    1,180 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
    1,260 feet
    1
  2. 191 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 185 St, 490 feet away, for the Bx7 and M100.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 185 St Bx7, M100 · Shelter
    490 feet
    Bx7 M100
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 185 St 21 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2024

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
186 feet above sea level

The streets

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

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 1911 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and April 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 185th 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 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM

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 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108722 and 108917.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 college
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. American Dream Charter School II School
    600 feet
  3. St Elizabeth School
    620 feet
Show all 13
  1. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    740 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    740 feet
  3. P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek School
    750 feet
  4. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    770 feet
  5. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  6. Yeshiva Rabbi S R Hirsch School
    930 feet
  7. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,030 feet
  8. Mount Sinai Jewish Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  9. Yeshivath Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  10. Yeshiva University College
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    740 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    470 feet
  2. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Washington Heights Congregation House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 650 West 187th Street Older adult center
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 90 Bennett Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 24 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 Wadsworth Avenue or West 185th Street.

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