Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 155th Street at Macombs Place

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, West 155th Street and Macombs Place meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 75 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Percy E. Sutton Playground is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them parks, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
58 hurt
75 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St · M2
Within a walk
16 places
4 parks, 3 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 155th Street at Macombs Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 155 St B, D
    1,260 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. 155 St C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St, 220 feet away, for the M2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St M2
    220 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd 31 docks in all
    800 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 75 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 58 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 90 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Harlem River Drive

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Harlem River Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Macombs Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Macombs Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 155th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1936 and 1937.

  1. Macomb's Dam Bridge (originally Central Bridge) Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. Harlem River Houses Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Mary Walton Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Percy E. Sutton Playground
    210 feet
  2. Holcombe Rucker Park
    220 feet
  3. Brigadier General Charles Young Triangle
    240 feet
Show all 9
  1. Rucker Park Playground
    570 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park
    990 feet
  3. Family Garden - Polo Grounds Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,150 feet
  4. Frederick Johnson Playground
    1,150 feet
  5. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,290 feet
  6. Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Macomb's Bridge Library
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews Baptist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Bethany Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Colonial Park Post Office
    460 feet
  2. Community center at Polo Grounds Towers Community center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, Macombs Place or West 155th Street.

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