Seaman Avenue & West 207th Street
Seaman Avenue and West 207th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Inwood, Manhattan. The corner is also named Bobby O’Shea Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Emerson Playground is 90 feet away, and Indian Road Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Inwood-207 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, two of them parks, and 29 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Inwood-207 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Inwood-207 St A550 feetA
Next trains at this station
Downtown
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- 207 St 10.4 miles1
- Dyckman St A0.4 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “At the Start... At Long Last...” (1999) by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville at the Inwood-207 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 207 St Bay 1, 580 feet away, for the Bx20 and BxM1.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 207 St Bay 1 Bx20, BxM1580 feetBx20 BxM1
Next buses at this stop
- Bx20 …
- BxM1 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Seaman Avenue.
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Seaman Ave & Isham St 23 docks in all480 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & Henry Hudson Parkway at Staff Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4880 Broadway Gas station1,190 feet
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10034
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 34
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Inwood
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Bobby O’Shea Way, a co-naming enacted on December 29, 2005 (Local Law 131 of 2005).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 2,100 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 1925 and 1936.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Bobby O’Shea Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Seaman Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Seaman Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 207th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 207th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1785.
- Dyckman House Designated landmark680 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 park features
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- School in the Square Elementary School620 feet
- The Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd New York City School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
- Good Shepherd School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Inwood Hill Park60 feet
- Emerson Playground90 feet
- Isham Park480 feet
Show all 7
- Homers Dog Run in Inwood Hill Park Dog run750 feet
- Boulders South Lawn in Isham Park Park feature990 feet
- Ginko Tree & Stairs in Isham Park Park feature1,070 feet
- Indian Road Playground1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Dyckman House Museum Historic site830 feet
- William Dyckman House Listed historic place1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church Broadway House of worship660 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch580 feet
- Citibank Bank branch710 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch840 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket750 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and nine food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 207th Street & Cooper Street 260 feet
- Seaman Avenue & Payson Avenue 390 feet
- Seaman Avenue & Isham Street 440 feet
- West 204th Street & Seaman Avenue 580 feet
- Broadway & West 207th Street 590 feet
- Isham Street & Cooper Street 690 feet
- West 204th Street & Cooper Street 840 feet
- West 207th Street & Vermilyea Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Seaman Avenue or West 207th Street.