Amsterdam Avenue & West 126th Street

Amsterdam Avenue and West 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Antioch Baptist Church is 230 feet away, and St Marys Center is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 125 St · M11, M100, M101, M104
Within a walk
33 places
9 religious buildings, 6 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Amsterdam Avenue & West 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 1
    1,210 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “River to River” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 125 St, 180 feet away, for the M11, M100, M101 and M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 125 St M11, M100, M101, M104 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M11 M100 M101 M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M100 …
  3. M101 …
  4. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Amsterdam Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 125 St 39 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of Amsterdam Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of West 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110250 and 110601.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1851 and 1915.

  1. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    310 feet
  3. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    770 feet
  2. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    770 feet
  3. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    810 feet
Show all 10
  1. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    770 feet
  2. Teachers College Community School
    910 feet
  3. The East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Children's Learning Center at Morningside Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  5. Success Academy CS Harlem 4 MS School
    1,200 feet
  6. Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School
    1,200 feet
  7. Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheltering Arms Playground
    80 feet
  2. Grant Shade Garden- Grant Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    670 feet
  3. Roosevelt Triangle
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. St Marys Center Nursing home or hospice
    310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Broadway Synagogue Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. George Bruce Library Landmark
    660 feet
  3. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    230 feet
  2. Manhattan Pentecostal Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    600 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Annunciation RC Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grant Community Center
    1,030 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1301 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet
  3. Manhattanville Post Office
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. 26th Precinct Police station
    450 feet
  2. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    960 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amsterdam Avenue or West 126th Street.

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