Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 141st Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 141st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. College Post Office is 460 feet away, and the Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 firehouse is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 141 St · M2
Within a walk
31 places
13 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 141st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Harlem
1 line
  1. 3 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3
  2. 135 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “PARADE” (2018) by Derek Fordjour at the 145 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 141 St, 160 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 141 St M2
    160 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 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 141 St 24 docks in all
    70 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
    0.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 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 5,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development.

Since 2014 at least 93 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 116 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Georgian Eclectic, and built in 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    1,100 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    1,100 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    1,200 feet
  3. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    1,200 feet
  4. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    850 feet
  2. Abyssinian Tot Lot Playground
    860 feet
  3. Fred Samuel Playground
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Abyssinian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Mother AME Zion Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    460 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    820 feet
  3. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    840 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown 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 13 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 141st 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, 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.