12th Avenue & Riverside Drive
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and Riverside Drive is in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Voice IV” is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1964 and 1968, 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, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 125 St 11,200 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 137 St-City College 10.5 miles1
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 W 125 St/Saint Clair Pl, 600 feet away, for the M125.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- W 125 St/Saint Clair Pl M125600 feetM125
Next buses at this stop
- M125 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 12th Avenue.
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & W 125 St 39 docks in all170 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 133rd Street, 840 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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)
- Manhattanville-West Harlem
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 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 1964 and 1968.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at West Harlem Piers.
- Voice II Sculpture by Nari Ward, 2009550 feet
- Voice IV Sculpture by Nari Ward, 2009650 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Imagine Early Learning Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
- Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Kipp Infinity Charter School1,180 feet
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- Kipp S.T.A.R. College Preparatory Charter School1,180 feet
- Kipp Star Harlem College Prep Elementary School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place430 feet
- West Harlem Piers Park550 feet
- Cherry Walk in Riverside Park Park feature820 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Manhattanville Public space620 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place1,010 feet
- IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Listed historic place1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 131st Street 130 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 130th Street 130 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 125th Street 200 feet
- 12th Avenue & West 125th Street 280 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at West 132nd Street 390 feet
- 12th Avenue & Riverside Drive at St Clair Place 390 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & West 125th Street 490 feet
- 12th Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway 500 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or Riverside Drive.