West 179th Street & Hennessy Place
West 179th Street and Hennessy Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Cedar Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1929, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Burnside Av 40.4 miles4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 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/Phelan Pl, 580 feet away, for the Bx40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Burnside Av/Phelan Pl Bx40580 feetBx40
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Andrews Ave S & W 179 St 20 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 113 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1923 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hennessy Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Hennessy Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Brutalist. They were built between 1956 and 1961.
- Begrisch Hall, New York University Designated landmark750 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 226 School480 feet
- M.S. 390 School1,090 feet
- P.S. 396 School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cedar Playground960 feet
- Beanstalk Playground970 feet
- Aqueduct Walk Park1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,020 feet
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 179th Street & Osborne Place 220 feet
- West 179th Street & Loring Place South 230 feet
- West 180th Street & Osborne Place 480 feet
- West 180th Street & Loring Place South 510 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Hennessy Place 570 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Phelan Place 620 feet
- Andrews Avenue South & West 179th Street 620 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Osborne Place 710 feet
See every intersection along Hennessy Place or West 179th Street.