West 204th Street & Post Avenue

West 204th Street and Post Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Post Avenue Plaza is 710 feet away, and Dyckman House Museum is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
10 Av/W 207 St · M100
Within a walk
18 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 204th Street & Post Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 207 St 1
    770 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Inwood-207 St A
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. Dyckman St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 10 Av/W 207 St, 810 feet away, for the M100.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 10 Av/W 207 St M100
    810 feet
    M100

Next buses at this stop

  1. M100 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 204 St & Nagle Ave 20 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    550 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10034
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,900 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 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Post Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Post Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 204th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 204th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 historic site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Washington Heights Academy School
    580 feet
  2. The Equity Project Charter School
    930 feet
  3. Children’s in Victory Day Care at 644 West 204th Street Pre-K
    980 feet
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  1. Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    990 feet
  3. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,010 feet
  4. God Is Love Reaching the Heights Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Monsignor Kett Playground
    480 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Post Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dyckman House Museum Historic site
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Judes RC Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. Dyckman Spanish 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Inwood Post Office Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Older adult center at 84 Vermilyea Avenue Older adult center
    1,000 feet
  3. Dyckman Community Center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 19 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Post Avenue or West 204th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.