Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 138th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 138th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the St. Nicholas Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Abyssinian Baptist Church is 350 feet away, and Harlem Valley Garden is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 138 St · M2
Within a walk
30 places
13 religious buildings, 8 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 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. 135 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Harlem Timeline” (1995) by Willie Birch at the 135 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 138 St, 160 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 138 St M2 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St 23 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10030
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 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 1910 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 132 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East 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 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110610 and 111356.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the St. Nicholas Historic District.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 343 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Georgian Eclectic. They were mostly built between 1891 and 1897.

  1. Young Men's Christian Association Building, Harlem Branch Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change School
    970 feet
  2. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abyssinian Tot Lot Playground
    490 feet
  2. Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden
    540 feet
  3. Fred Samuel Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Harlem Valley Garden
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. James Weldon Johnson House Listed historic place
    870 feet
Show all 8
  1. New York Amsterdam News Building Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Florence Mills House Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  4. Claude McKay House Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  5. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Abyssinian Baptist Church Landmark
    350 feet
  2. Mother AME Zion Church Landmark
    470 feet
  3. Beulah Wesleyan Methodist Church Landmark
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. Union Congregational Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  4. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    1,190 feet
  5. St Philips Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  6. Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    850 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    910 feet
  3. Harlem YMCA Recreation center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Dynasty 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 17 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard or West 138th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.