Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 147th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Global Community Charter Middle School is 540 feet away, and Bill Bojangles Robinson Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Harlem-148 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Harlem-148 St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
W 147 St/Adam C Powell Blvd · M1, M7, M102
Within a walk
21 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 147th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Harlem-148 St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 147 St/Adam C Powell Blvd, 80 feet away, for the M1, M7 and M102.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 147 St/Adam C Powell Blvd M1, M7, M102
    80 feet
    M1 M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 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
    220 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
    1,060 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 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

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
25 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1926 and 1928.

  1. Dunbar Apartments Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter Middle School
    540 feet
  2. Frederick Douglass Academy School
    960 feet
  3. P.S. 200- the James McCune Smith School
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    1,240 feet
  2. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    1,240 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    620 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    640 feet
  3. Frederick Johnson Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bill Bojangles Robinson Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Macomb's Bridge Library
    1,260 feet
  3. Matthew Henson Residence Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 108 West 146th Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    40 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 18 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 147th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.