West Burnside Avenue & Hennessy Place
West Burnside Avenue 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. The Engine 43/Ladder 59 firehouse is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1927, 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten 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/Phelan Pl, 10 feet away, for the Bx40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Burnside Av/Phelan Pl Bx4010 feetBx40
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on West Burnside Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sedgwick Ave & W Burnside Ave 17 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 930 feet by car along the streets.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 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
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 1927.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and October 2025, 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
North side of West Burnside Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- P.S. 226 School690 feet
- M.S. 390 School850 feet
- P.S. 396 School850 feet
Show all 4
- Charter High School for Law and Social Justice School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Beanstalk Playground400 feet
- Cedar Playground510 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Methodist Church House of worship760 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center1,100 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station620 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket450 feet
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
- Antillana Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West Burnside Avenue & Phelan Place 50 feet
- Billingsley Terrace & Phelan Place 220 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Loring Place South 220 feet
- West Burnside Avenue & Osborne Place 260 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 310 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & West Burnside Avenue at West 179th Street 460 feet
- Andrews Avenue South & West Burnside Avenue 460 feet
- West 179th Street & Hennessy Place 570 feet
See every intersection along Hennessy Place or West Burnside Avenue.