187th Street (Manhattan)

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View of Hudson River from 187th Street, just west of Cabrini Boulevard.
View of Hudson River from 187th Street, just west of Cabrini Boulevard.
East 187th Street leading to Hudson Heights. Stairs to Ft. Washington Avenue are visible at higher resolutions.
East 187th Street leading to Hudson Heights. Stairs to Ft. Washington Avenue are visible at higher resolutions.

187th Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which crosses Washington Heights, running from Laurel Hill Terrace in the east, to Chittenden Avenue in the west, near the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River. The street is interrupted by a long set of stairs east of Fort Washington Avenue leading to the Broadway valley. West of there, it is mostly lined with store fronts and serves as a main shopping district for the Hudson Heights neighborhood.

187th street intersects with, from East to West, Laurel Hill Terrace, Amsterdam Avenue, Audubon Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, Wadsworth Avenue, Broadway, Bennet Avenue, Overlook Terrace, Fort Washington Avenue, Pinehurst Avenue, Cabrini Boulevard and Chittenden Avenue.