West 179th Street & Osborne Place
West 179th Street and Osborne Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 226 is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Burnside Av 40.5 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/Sedgwick Av, 630 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Burnside Av/Sedgwick Av Bx40, Bx42630 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sedgwick Ave & W Burnside Ave 17 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
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
- 106 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1922 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Osborne Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West 179th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of West 179th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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 landmark740 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 226 School260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cedar Playground740 feet
- Beanstalk Playground1,050 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hall of Fame Complex Listed historic place1,160 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station850 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,190 feet
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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:
- West 179th Street & Hennessy Place 220 feet
- West 180th Street & Osborne Place 260 feet
- West 179th Street & Loring Place South 460 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Osborne Place 490 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 540 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & West Burnside Avenue at West 179th Street 680 feet
- West 180th Street & Loring Place South 700 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Phelan Place 700 feet
See every intersection along Osborne Place or West 179th Street.