Bradhurst Avenue & West 147th Street

Bradhurst Avenue and West 147th Street meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit is 130 feet away, and St Stephen African Church is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 147 St · M10
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bradhurst Avenue & West 147th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    1,090 feet
    A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 147 St, 390 feet away, for the M10.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 147 St M10
    390 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bradhurst Ave & W 148 St 22 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10039
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 112 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bradhurst Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 147th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 147th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 87 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Classical Revival. They were mostly built between 1890 and 1902.

  1. Jackie Robinson Play Center Comfort Station Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. Dunbar Apartments Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. Global Community Charter Middle School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    40 feet
  2. Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park Park feature · landmark
    230 feet
  3. Playground 149 CIL Playground
    370 feet
Show all 5
  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    980 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Matthew Henson Residence Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    130 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  3. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    210 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bradhurst Avenue or West 147th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.