Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 142nd Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Charles Borromeo School is 470 feet away, and Renaissance Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 142 St · M2
Within a walk
29 places
13 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 142nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    0.3 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. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.5 miles
    A B C D

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 142 St, 130 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 142 St M2 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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 141 St 24 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.3 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 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 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

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
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110960.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 29 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italian Renaissance, and built in 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    470 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  3. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    940 feet
  2. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    590 feet
  2. Abyssinian Tot Lot Playground
    1,120 feet
  3. Fred Samuel Playground
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  4. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  5. Abyssinian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    580 feet
  2. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    580 feet
  3. College Post Office
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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 142nd 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.