 East of Fort Washington Avenue, the street becomes increasingly commercial, becoming dominated entirely by retail stores where the street reaches Broadway and continues as such until reaching the Harlem River.It is the area's major shopping district.181st Street is served by two New York City Subway lines; there is a 181st Street station at Fort Washington Avenue on the IND Eighth Avenue Line () and a 181st Street station at St. Nicholas Avenue on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ().