12th Avenue & West 125th Street

The three-way junction of 12th Avenue and West 125th Street is in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Claremont (Dolphin) Playground is 1,190 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 16 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
W 125 St/Saint Clair Pl · M125
Within a walk
9 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Avenue & West 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 125 St 1
    1,070 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 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 W 125 St/Saint Clair Pl, 470 feet away, for the M125.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 125 St/Saint Clair Pl M125
    470 feet
    M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 12 Ave & W 125 St 39 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 610 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3260 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 12th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 125th Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 125th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108762 and 111971.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at West Harlem Piers.

  1. Voice II Sculpture by Nari Ward, 2009
    670 feet
  2. Voice IV Sculpture by Nari Ward, 2009
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine 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

  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  2. Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Riverside Park Listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. West Harlem Piers Park
    280 feet
  3. Cherry Walk in Riverside Park Park feature
    550 feet
Show all 4
  1. Claremont (Dolphin) Playground
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Manhattanville Public space
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or West 125th 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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.