12th Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway is in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Riverside Park is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1964, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 125 St 11,060 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “River to River” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 125 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Saint Claire Pl/W 125 St, 420 feet away, for the M125.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Saint Claire Pl/W 125 St M125 · Shelter420 feetM125
Next buses at this stop
- M125 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on St Clair Place.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & W 125 St 39 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 3260 Broadway Gas station0.3 miles
- 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2020.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10027
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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 1926 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 12th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 111971.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Imagine Early Learning Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5280 feet
- Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place20 feet
- West Harlem Piers Park280 feet
- Cherry Walk in Riverside Park Park feature330 feet
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- Claremont (Dolphin) Playground1,040 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Manhattanville Public space850 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place1,030 feet
- IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Listed historic place1,100 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at St Clair Place 100 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & St Clair Place 200 feet
- 12th Avenue & West 125th Street 220 feet
- Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 125th Street 290 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 130th Street 360 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & West 125th Street 440 feet
- West 125th Street & West 129th Street 480 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue, Henry Hudson Parkway or St Clair Place.