Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 139th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 139th 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, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Abyssinian Tot Lot is 340 feet away, and Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 139 St · M2
Within a walk
26 places
13 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 139th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 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
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 145 St 3
    0.5 miles
    3

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 139 St, 160 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 139 St M2 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 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
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.7 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 120 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 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 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 139th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109930 and 110610.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 289 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Georgian Eclectic. They were mostly built between 1891 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,030 feet
  2. Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abyssinian Tot Lot Playground
    340 feet
  2. Fred Samuel Playground
    680 feet
  3. Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. James Weldon Johnson House Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. New York Amsterdam News Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Abyssinian Baptist Church Landmark
    500 feet
  3. Mother AME Zion Church Landmark
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. Beulah Wesleyan Methodist Church Landmark
    880 feet
  2. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  4. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  5. Mount Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet
  6. Union Congregational Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    590 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    650 feet
  3. Harlem YMCA Recreation center
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard or West 139th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.