Grand Avenue & West 180th Street

Grand Avenue and West 180th Street meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Grand Playground is 380 feet away, and Leave It Better Community Garden is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them playgrounds, and 19 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burnside Av
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
West Burnside Av/Grand Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
13 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & West 180th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Burnside Av 4
    940 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. 183 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Burnside Av/Grand Av, 560 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Burnside Av/Grand Av Bx40, Bx42
    560 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Ave & W 181 St 19 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
114 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 139 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 180th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 180th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 091 Bronx School
    1,240 feet
  2. Acp Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Davidson Playground
    120 feet
  2. Grand Playground
    380 feet
  3. Aqueduct Walk Park
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. Aqueduct Lands Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Leave It Better Community Garden
    1,200 feet
  3. Walton Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Francis Martin Library
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morris Heights Post Office
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    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 19 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or West 180th Street.

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