Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 119th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 119th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School is 470 feet away, and Samuel Marx Triangle is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 119 St · M2
Within a walk
34 places
17 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 119th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 119 St, 130 feet away, for the M2.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 119 St M2
    130 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 119th Street.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St 27 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10026
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 32 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 119th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 112871.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 221 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1897.

  1. Hotel Cecil & Minton's Playhouse Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Graham Court Apartments Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. Washington Apartments Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mt Pleasant Christian Academy School
    430 feet
  2. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School
    470 feet
  3. Citizens Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
Show all 9
  1. Mott Hall II School
    710 feet
  2. Natural Hair Course NYC Trade or language school
    940 feet
  3. City Seminary of NY Graduate Ctr. College
    1,060 feet
  4. Future Leaders Institute Charter School
    1,160 feet
  5. P.S. 242 - the Young Diplomats Magnet Academy School
    1,160 feet
  6. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Roots Community Garden
    490 feet
  2. A Philip Randolph Square
    610 feet
  3. Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Five Star Gardens Garden
    890 feet
  2. Samuel Marx Triangle
    1,060 feet
  3. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mount Morris Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  2. Canaan Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morningside Post Office
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard or West 119th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.