Fort Washington Avenue & West 179th Street
Fort Washington Avenue and West 179th Street meet at a five-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named San Romero de América by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holyrood Episcopal Church is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 175 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 175 St, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 175 St A440 feetA
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- A …
Downtown
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- 181 St A580 feetA
- 181 St 10.3 miles1
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Washington Av/W 179 St, 20 feet away, for the M4.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Washington Av/W 179 St M420 feetM4
Next buses at this stop
- M4 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Fort Washington Avenue.
- 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave 24 docks in all330 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 190 feet by car along the streets.
- 4275 Broadway Gas station0.3 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 17 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 8 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2021
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
- 203 feet above sea level
This corner is also named San Romero de América, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2019 (Local Law 24 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,400 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 1924.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on San Romero de América.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2013 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Washington Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Fort Washington Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of West 179th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 179th Street
- Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
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, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 bus terminal
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- School in the Square Public Charter School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- J. Hood Wright Park900 feet
- Bennett Park1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 181st Street Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place160 feet
- Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship280 feet
- Fort Washington Collegiate Church House of worship730 feet
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- St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship850 feet
- Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- J Hood Wright Recreation Center1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch740 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket740 feet
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Other places
- George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 17 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Fort Washington Avenue 120 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 178th Street 240 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 180th Street 270 feet
- Pinehurst Avenue & West 179th Street 290 feet
- Pinehurst Avenue & West 178th Street 520 feet
- Broadway & West 179th Street 530 feet
- Pinehurst Avenue & West 180th Street 540 feet
- Fort Washington Avenue & West 177th Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Fort Washington Avenue, George Washington Bridge or West 179th Street.