Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 146th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 146th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Greater Hood Memorial Church is 220 feet away, and Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, Harlem-148 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Harlem-148 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 145 St · M2
Within a walk
26 places
6 religious buildings, 5 playgrounds and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 146th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Harlem-148 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Harlem-148 St 3
    850 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 145 St 3
    1,160 feet
    3
  2. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 145 St, 200 feet away, for the M2.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 145 St M2
    200 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd 25 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.7 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
    1.1 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.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2025

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
26 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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

North side of West 146th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 114210.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter Middle School
    540 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. Frederick Douglass Academy School
    1,220 feet
  3. P.S. 200- the James McCune Smith School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    360 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    370 feet
  3. Frederick Johnson Playground
    1,140 feet
Show all 7
  1. Renaissance Playground
    1,150 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,250 feet
  3. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    1,260 feet
  4. Bill Bojangles Robinson Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    570 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    1,180 feet
  3. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 108 West 146th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,150 feet
  3. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 20 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard or West 146th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.