Wadsworth Avenue & West 179th Street

Wadsworth Avenue and West 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 128 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. School in the Square Public Charter School is 120 feet away, and Plaza de las Americas is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
W 179 St/Wadsworth Av · M98
Within a walk
25 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wadsworth Avenue & West 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    900 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 175 St A
    1,240 feet
    A
  2. 181 St A
    0.3 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 179 St/Wadsworth Av, 40 feet away, for the M98.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 179 St/Wadsworth Av M98
    40 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Fort Washington Avenue, 1,080 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Broadway Gas station
    1,180 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 128 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,715th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 68 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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 (South)
Elevation
184 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wadsworth Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 179th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 179th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108778 and 108903.

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 25 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 career or business center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School in the Square Public Charter School
    120 feet
  2. I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School
    890 feet
  3. Dos Puentes Elementary School
    960 feet
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  1. P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte School
    960 feet
  2. The Equity Project Charter School - Early Childhood Program School
    1,080 feet
  3. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  4. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    1,250 feet
  5. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Plaza de las Americas Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    260 feet
  3. Shaare Hatikvah Congregation House of worship
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Holyrood Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    890 feet
  3. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    1,170 feet
  4. Fort Washington Presbyterian Church Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    900 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    670 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 33 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Wadsworth Avenue or West 179th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.