West 179th Street & Loring Place South

West 179th Street and Loring Place South meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 396 is 860 feet away, and Aqueduct Walk is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burnside Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
West Burnside Av/Loring Pl South · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 179th Street & Loring Place South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Burnside Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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/Loring Pl South, 640 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Burnside Av/Loring Pl South Bx40, Bx42 · Shelter
    640 feet
    Bx40 Bx42
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Andrews Ave S & W 179 St 20 docks in all
    430 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.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

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
111 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 1926.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Loring Place South

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Loring Place South

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 179th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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 Brutalist, and built between 1956 and 1961.

  1. Begrisch Hall, New York University Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 226 School
    710 feet
  2. M.S. 390 School
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 396 School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    950 feet
  2. Cedar Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Beanstalk Playground
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Loring Place South or West 179th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.