Washington Bridge & Amsterdam Avenue

Washington Bridge and Amsterdam Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named 27 de Febrero Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 152 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 2,125 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 firehouse is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1.

Safety record
82 hurt
152 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 181 St · M101
Within a walk
24 places
5 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Bridge & Amsterdam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    940 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
    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 Amsterdam Av/W 181 St, 40 feet away, for the M101.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 181 St M101
    40 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Washington Bridge carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Amsterdam Avenue and Washington Bridge.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 180 St 23 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 160 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  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 152 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 82 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,125 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light 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)

This corner carries two co-namings: 27 de Febrero Way (Local Law 158 of 2019, enacted on August 23, 2019) and Flight 587 Way (Local Law 45 of 2017, enacted on March 18, 2017).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 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 1923.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

North side of West 181st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 181st Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt School
    570 feet
  2. Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
    570 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    60 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    230 feet
  3. Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature
    570 feet
Show all 5
  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    890 feet
  2. Bridge Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Washington Bridge Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue, Washington Bridge or West 181st Street.

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