West 207th Street & Vermilyea Avenue

West 207th Street and Vermilyea Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 580 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Dyckman Spanish 7 Day Adventist Church is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Inwood-207 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them schools, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Inwood-207 St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Broadway/W 207 St · Bx7, BxM1
Within a walk
21 places
5 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 207th Street & Vermilyea Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Inwood-207 St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 207 St 1
    980 feet
    1
  2. 215 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

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, 410 feet away, for the Bx7 and BxM1.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 207 St Bx7, BxM1
    410 feet
    Bx7 BxM1

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

West 207th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 204 St & Vermilyea Ave 22 docks in all
    630 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. 4880 Broadway Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 580 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 133rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 3,700 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 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on West 207th Street (south side).

East side of Vermilyea Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Vermilyea Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 207th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111249, 111629 and 114670.

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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 historic site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children’s in Victory Day Care at 644 West 204th Street Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. P.S. 098 Shorac Kappock School
    860 feet
Show all 9
  1. God Is Love Reaching the Heights Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. Washington Heights Academy School
    950 feet
  3. School in the Square Elementary School
    1,060 feet
  4. Good Shepherd School
    1,170 feet
  5. The Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd New York City School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  6. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Isham Park
    960 feet
  2. Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park Park feature
    990 feet
  3. Inwood Hill Park
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Emerson Playground
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Post Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dyckman House Museum Historic site
    790 feet
  2. William Dyckman House Listed historic place
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Dyckman Spanish 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church Broadway House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Inwood Post Office Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 84 Vermilyea Avenue Older adult center
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Vermilyea Avenue or West 207th Street.

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