Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 123rd Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 123rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rescue Baptist Church is 270 feet away, and Public School No. 144 (Hans Christian Andersen Complex) stands 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 123 St · M2
Within a walk
44 places
20 religious buildings, 8 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines (Downtown and Uptown)” (1996) by Faith Ringgold at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 123 St, 60 feet away, for the M2.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 123 St M2
    60 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St 31 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 385 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112584 and 112633.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 129 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1890.

  1. Theresa Towers Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Washington Apartments Designated landmark
    380 feet
  3. Public School No. 144 (Hans Christian Andersen Complex) Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 gardens
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 college
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Center for Accelerated Learning Trade or language school
    450 feet
  2. Coll New Rochelle Rosa Parks Campus College
    680 feet
  3. Mt Pleasant Christian Academy School
    790 feet
Show all 11
  1. Future Leaders Institute Charter School
    840 feet
  2. P.S. 242 - the Young Diplomats Magnet Academy School
    840 feet
  3. Mott Hall II School
    950 feet
  4. Great Tomorrows USA School
    1,020 feet
  5. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School
    1,230 feet
  6. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    1,250 feet
  7. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    1,250 feet
  8. New York Center for Child Developmen Preschool
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    470 feet
  2. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    610 feet
  3. Harlem Roots Community Garden
    750 feet
Show all 7
  1. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    1,070 feet
  2. Five Star Gardens Garden
    1,130 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Playground South Playground
    1,180 feet
  4. Hancock Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. The Studio Museum in Harlem Museum
    520 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  3. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Refuge Temple Church House of worship
    340 feet
  3. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church Landmark
    820 feet
Show all 9
  1. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    1,160 feet
  4. St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  5. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    1,250 feet
  6. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    650 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    910 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,220 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard or West 123rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.