West 168th Street & Jumel Place

West 168th Street and Jumel Place meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School is 100 feet away, and Mitchel Square is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 168 St-Washington Hts, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1, A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them schools, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
168 St-Washington Hts
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 1, A, C
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 167 St · M101
Within a walk
27 places
10 schools, 7 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 168th Street & Jumel Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 168 St-Washington Hts, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C
    1,030 feet
    1 A C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 1 …
  2. A …
  3. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 163 St-Amsterdam Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 167 St, 330 feet away, for the M101.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 167 St M101
    330 feet
    M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 167 St 23 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2161 Amsterdam Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10032
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)
Elevation
159 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 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 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Jumel Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 168th Street

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 168th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1897 and 1898.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp NYC Washington Heights Academy Charter School
    100 feet
  2. M.S. 319 - Maria Teresa School
    100 feet
  3. M.S. 324 - Patria Mirabal School
    100 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 008 Luis Belliard School
    160 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc. Rena Day Care Cen School
    760 feet
  4. Castle Bridge School
    1,050 feet
  5. P.S. 128 Audubon School
    1,050 feet
  6. Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics School
    1,110 feet
  7. Community Math & Science Prep School
    1,170 feet
  8. The Mott Hall School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    470 feet
  2. Rockface Overlook in Highbridge Park Park feature
    580 feet
  3. Adventure Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mitchel Square
    1,170 feet
  2. Audubon Playground
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 13 Ambulance station
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Capilla Evangelica Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. St Rose of Lima Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Audubon Post Office
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. 33rd Precinct Police station
    370 feet
  2. Engine 67 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jumel Place or West 168th Street.

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