Broadway & West 131st Street

Broadway and West 131st 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. Manhattanville Community Center is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them schools, and 26 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1959, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Broadway/W 131 St · M4
Within a walk
19 places
6 schools, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 131st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 125 St 1
    850 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 137 St-City College 1
    0.3 miles
    1

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 Broadway/W 131 St, 90 feet away, for the M4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 131 St M4
    90 feet
    M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 131 St 21 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 133rd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3260 Broadway Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 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
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1959.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Hightower' willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of Broadway

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 131st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 131st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated IRT Broadway Line Viaduct (560 feet).

  1. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Designated landmark
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    250 feet
  2. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    1,020 feet
  3. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    1,020 feet
Show all 7
  1. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    1,020 feet
  2. Kipp Infinity Charter School
    1,120 feet
  3. Kipp S.T.A.R. College Preparatory Charter School
    1,120 feet
  4. Kipp Star Harlem College Prep Elementary School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Manhattanville Public space
    670 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Manhattanville Houses Listed historic place
    500 feet
  3. Old Broadway Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Community Center
    910 feet
  2. Older adult center at 530 West 133rd Street Older adult center
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. 26th Precinct Police station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,050 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and nine 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 Broadway or West 131st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.