West 157th Street & Edward M Morgan Place

West 157th Street and Edward M Morgan Place meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Audubon Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hispanic Society of America Library stands 340 feet away, and Museum of the American Indian stands 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 157 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
157 St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St · Bx6, Bx6 SBS
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 157th Street & Edward M Morgan Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 157 St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 157 St 1
    50 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx6 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edward M Morgan Pl/W 157 St Bx6, Bx6 SBS · Shelter
    120 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 157 St 31 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
7
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
95 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1910 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Edward M Morgan Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Edward M Morgan Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 157th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 157th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 114666.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Audubon Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1909 and 1920.

  1. American Geographical Society Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Hispanic Society of America Library Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. Museum of the American Indian Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 museums
  • 2 schools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College
    410 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Northern Manhattan School
    790 feet
  3. Community Health Academy of the Heights School
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Audubon Park Historic District Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Chapel of the Intercession Complex and Trinity Cemetery Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Hispanic Society of America Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Museum of the American Indian Museum
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. American Academy of Arts & Letters Arts or cultural center · landmark
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Esperanza Church Landmark
    450 feet
  2. Paradise Baptist Church House of worship
    670 feet
  3. Church of the Intercession House of worship
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. North Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. New Covenant Holiness Church House of worship
    770 feet
  3. Greater File Chapel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Washington Post Office
    360 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1970 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Extra Jumbo by Associated Supermarket
    280 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edward M Morgan Place or West 157th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.