Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 145th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Rev. Dr. Ollie B. Wells, Sr. Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 81 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 3,138 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Union Baptist Church is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
60 hurt
81 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
920 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 145 St/Adam C Powell Blvd · Bx19
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 145th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    920 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
    1,140 feet
    3
  2. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.3 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 W 145 St/Adam C Powell Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 145 St/Adam C Powell Blvd Bx19 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Bx19
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 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
    370 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
    520 feet
  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 81 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 60 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 22 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 3,138 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 280th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,470 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Westbound on West 145th Street2,8541,324
Eastbound on West 145th Street284146
Total3,1381,470

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10039
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Rev. Dr. Ollie B. Wells, Sr. Square, a co-naming enacted on October 10, 2008 (Local Law 48 of 2008).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 3,800 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 1920 and 1922.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Rev. Dr. Ollie B. Wells, Sr. Square.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and January 2026, 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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • 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 145th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 145th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    700 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Global Community Charter Middle School
    820 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    550 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    640 feet
  3. Renaissance Playground
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    980 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    300 feet
  2. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    310 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    540 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    860 feet
  2. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    860 feet
  3. Older adult center at 108 West 146th Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 24 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 145th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.