Broadway & West 179th Street

Broadway and West 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, 175 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 56 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
175 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · A
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Broadway/W 179 St · Bx11
Within a walk
21 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 175 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 175 St A
    890 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. A …
Downtown
1 line
  1. A …

Also within a walk

  1. 181 St A
    1,110 feet
    A
  2. 181 St 1
    1,220 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 179 St, 40 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 179 St Bx11
    40 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St 35 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 730 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    960 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
185 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1910 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

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

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

North side of West 179th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 179th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108850, 111530 and 113290.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1911 and 1916.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    310 feet
  2. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    890 feet
  3. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    1,240 feet
  2. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    280 feet
  2. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    310 feet
  3. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    430 feet
Show all 6
  1. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  3. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 34th Precinct Police station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,180 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 31 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 179th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.