Broadway & West 149th Street

Broadway and West 149th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Maggie's Garden is 210 feet away, and Museum of the American Indian is 1,070 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 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Broadway/W 149 St · M4, M5
Within a walk
21 places
11 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 149th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 1
    1,040 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 157 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 149 St, 120 feet away, for the M4 and M5.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 149 St M4, M5 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M4 M5
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …
  2. M5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverside Dr & W 148 St 22 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 135th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3740 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10031
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7
Police precinct
30
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
Elevation
111 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 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 between 1910 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 149th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of West 149th Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111800, 113128 and 113719.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Renaissance. They were built between 1912 and 1913.

  1. Beaumont Apartments Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. Hamilton Theater Designated landmark
    690 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Riverside Park.

  1. Ralph Ellison Memorial Sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, 2003
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 museum
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Heights Academy Charter School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maggie's Garden
    210 feet
  2. Riverside Park
    530 feet
  3. Mo' Pals Garden
    690 feet
Show all 7
  1. Palisades Playground
    730 feet
  2. Lucille McClarey Wicked Friendship Garden
    1,020 feet
  3. Recreational Area Park
    1,030 feet
  4. Ten Mile River Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of the American Indian Museum
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witness Broadway House of worship
    460 feet
  3. Temple Convenant House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 6
  1. First Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Crucifixion Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  3. Russian Holy Fathers Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hamilton Grange Post Office
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    160 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or West 149th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.