West 178th Street & West 178-179th Street Pedestrian Overpass

West 178th Street and West 178-179th Street Pedestrian Overpass meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fort Washington Library is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
970 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St · M3
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
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Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    970 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
    0.3 miles
    A
  2. 181 St A
    0.4 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 Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St, 240 feet away, for the M3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 178 St M3
    240 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Audubon Ave & W 179 St 23 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Connector To Cross Bronx Expressway & Amsterdam Avenue, 900 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4116 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
33
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (South)

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Star Elementary Charter School
    790 feet
  2. P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt School
    790 feet
  3. School in the Square Public Charter School
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dominican Women's Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  2. Washington Heights Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Incarnation School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    750 feet
  2. Quisqueya Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Washington Library Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Dominican Historic District Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. 181st Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. United Palace Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Church Washington Heights House of worship
    470 feet
  2. Congregacion de Mita of NY House of worship
    710 feet
  3. St Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Church of the Incarnation RC House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Washington Heights House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Washington Bridge Post Office
    1,010 feet
  2. Older adult center at 516 West 181st Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  3. Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. NYC Business Solutions Washington Heights Center Career or business center
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 13/Engine 93/Ladder 45 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,050 feet

Other places

  1. George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 35 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 178-179th Street Pedestrian Overpass or West 178th Street.

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