Cathedral Parkway & Frederick Douglass Circle
Cathedral Parkway and Frederick Douglass Circle meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named Frederick Douglass Circle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Southern Baptist Church is 720 feet away, and Harlem Link Charter School-Annex is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Cathedral Pkwy (110 St), is about a minute on foot, for the B and C. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them schools, and 16 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cathedral Pkwy (110 St), 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) B, C80 feetB C
Next trains at this station
Uptown
2 lines- B …
- C …
Downtown
2 lines- B …
- C …
Also within a walk
- 116 St B, C0.3 milesB C
- 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 30.4 miles2 3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Migration” (1999) by Christopher Wynter at the Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cathedral Pkwy/Frederick Douglass Blvd, 40 feet away, for the M3 and M4.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cathedral Pkwy/Frederick Douglass Blvd M3, M440 feetM3 M4
Next buses at this stop
- M3 …
- M4 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Cathedral Parkway and Frederick Douglass Circle.
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 112 St 37 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 96th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 4 West 93rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10026
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 7 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 24 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Harlem (South)
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Frederick Douglass Circle, a co-naming enacted on June 13, 1950 (Local Law 40 of 1950).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Frederick Douglass Circle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Frederick Douglass Circle
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1945.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Frederick Douglass Circle.
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Decorative paving by Algernon Miller, 201190 feet
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Statue by Gabriel Koren, 201190 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 park features
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Heaven's Tiny Tots Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- Harlem Link Charter School-Annex School1,030 feet
- Bilingual Nest Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
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- Bloomingdale Family Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
- Opportunity Charter School1,210 feet
- STEM Institute of Manhattan School1,210 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 4 School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Central Park Listed historic place220 feet
- Morningside Park440 feet
- West 110th Street Playground470 feet
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- Electric Ladybug Garden740 feet
- Morningside Park Playground760 feet
- The Great Hill in Central Park Park feature870 feet
- Blockhouse in Central Park Park feature1,120 feet
- The Pool in Central Park Park feature1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Southern Baptist Church House of worship720 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch610 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket510 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Columbus Foodmarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and eight food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Park West & Frederick Douglass Circle 130 feet
- Frederick Douglass Boulevard & Frederick Douglass Circle 150 feet
- Frederick Douglass Circle & Central Park Entrance West 110th Street 210 feet
- Central Park North & Frederick Douglass Circle 280 feet
- Central Park West & West 109th Street 290 feet
- Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 111th Street 330 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Cathedral Parkway 370 feet
- West Drive & Central Park Entrance West 110th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Cathedral Parkway or Frederick Douglass Circle.