Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard & West 155th Street

Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and West 155th Street meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Macomb's Dam Bridge (originally Central Bridge) stands 290 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 14 public places, four of them parks, and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St · M2
Within a walk
14 places
4 parks, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 1,200 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
    1,200 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, 280 feet away, for the M2.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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
    290 feet
  2. Harlem River Houses Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  2. Mary Walton Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Holcombe Rucker Park
    160 feet
  2. Percy E. Sutton Playground
    260 feet
  3. Brigadier General Charles Young Triangle
    290 feet
Show all 8
  1. Rucker Park Playground
    510 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park
    940 feet
  3. Family Garden - Polo Grounds Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,100 feet
  4. Frederick Johnson Playground
    1,210 feet
  5. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. Bethany Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Colonial Park Post Office
    520 feet
  2. Community center at Polo Grounds Towers Community center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard 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.