Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 144th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 144th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church is 210 feet away, and Harlem Village Academy North Charter School is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 143 St · M2
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 144th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    1,160 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 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 143 St, 190 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 143 St M2
    190 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd 24 docks in all
    100 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
    860 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 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
31 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.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and September 2025, 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West 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

North side of West 144th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112989 and 114837.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    420 feet
  2. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    420 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    990 feet
  2. Global Community Charter Middle School
    1,100 feet
  3. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    590 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    830 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    570 feet
  3. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    590 feet
Show all 7
  1. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    830 feet
  4. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 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. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. College Post Office
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

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 144th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.