West 207th Street & Cooper Street

West 207th Street and Cooper Street meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. School in the Square Elementary School is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Inwood-207 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Inwood-207 St
290 feet · 1 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Broadway/W 207 St Bay 1 · Bx20, BxM1
Within a walk
16 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 207th Street & Cooper Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Inwood-207 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Inwood-207 St A
    290 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “At the Start... At Long Last...” (1999) by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville at the Inwood-207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 207 St Bay 1, 320 feet away, for the Bx20 and BxM1.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 207 St Bay 1 Bx20, BxM1
    320 feet
    Bx20 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx20 …
  2. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Seaman Ave & Isham St 23 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at Staff Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4880 Broadway Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1925 and 1932.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2013 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cooper Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cooper Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 207th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 207th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109910 and 113363.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1785.

  1. Dyckman House Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Elementary School
    350 feet
  2. Good Shepherd School
    460 feet
  3. The Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd New York City School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. God Is Love Reaching the Heights Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Children’s in Victory Day Care at 644 West 204th Street Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Inwood Hill Park
    330 feet
  2. Emerson Playground
    350 feet
  3. Isham Park
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. Boulders South Lawn in Isham Park Park feature
    730 feet
  2. Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park Park feature
    810 feet
  3. Homers Dog Run in Inwood Hill Park Dog run
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dyckman House Museum Historic site
    560 feet
  2. William Dyckman House Listed historic place
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church Broadway House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Dyckman Spanish 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Inwood Post Office Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    440 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cooper Street or West 207th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.