Central Park North & Frawley Circle

Central Park North and Frawley Circle meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bethel Christian Temple is 100 feet away, and Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Central Park North/5 Av · M3, M4
Within a walk
31 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park North & Frawley Circle Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3
    1,010 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 116 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Message from Malcolm” (1998) by Maren Hassinger at the 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park North/5 Av, 30 feet away, for the M3 and M4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park North/5 Av M3, M4
    30 feet
    M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …
  2. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Park North and Frawley Circle.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 111 St & 5 Ave 24 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10026
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
6 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
22 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 12 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.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Central Park North

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Duke Ellington Circle.

  1. Duke Ellington Memorial Statue by Robert Graham, 1997
    130 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 gardens
  • 5 park features
  • 5 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rise Up Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  2. Sunshine Daycare of East Harlem Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Harlem Academy School
    620 feet
Show all 10
  1. East Calvary Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. Harlem Link Charter School
    970 feet
  4. P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo del Toro Educational Complex School
    1,140 feet
  5. Harlen Chldrn Zone Academy II Es School
    1,180 feet
  6. The Locke School of Arts and Engineering School
    1,190 feet
  7. P.S. 185 - the Early Childhood Discovery and Design Magnet School Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park Park feature
    470 feet
  3. East 110th Street Playground
    510 feet
Show all 13
  1. Bernard Family Playground
    570 feet
  2. Harlem Meer in Central Park Park feature
    580 feet
  3. Pa'lante Community Garden
    800 feet
  4. Diversity Edible Farm Garden
    910 feet
  5. Pueblo Unido Garden
    930 feet
  6. Mission Garden
    1,030 feet
  7. Nutters Battery in Central Park Park feature
    1,030 feet
  8. Fort Clinton in Central Park Park feature
    1,190 feet
  9. Conservatory Garden in Central Park Park feature
    1,200 feet
  10. Villa Santurce Garden
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Malcolm X Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Sendero Verde Public space
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Duke Ellington Statue Monument or memorial
    130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Christian Temple House of worship
    100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1641 Madison Avenue Older adult center
    960 feet
  2. Older adult center at Lehman Village Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 58/Ladder 26 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park North or Frawley Circle.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.