Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 140th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 140th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New Mount Zion Baptist Church is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
16 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 140 St · M2
Within a walk
29 places
14 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 140th 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 eight 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
    0.4 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 140 St, 150 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 140 St M2
    150 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 141 St 24 docks in all
    330 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
    0.4 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 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 209 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Georgian Eclectic. They were mostly built in 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    1,180 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abyssinian Tot Lot Playground
    600 feet
  2. Fred Samuel Playground
    690 feet
  3. Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Renaissance Playground
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Abyssinian Baptist Church Landmark
    750 feet
  3. Mother AME Zion Church House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Beulah Wesleyan Methodist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  4. Mount Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  5. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    420 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    560 feet
  3. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets 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 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

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 140th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.