Claremont Avenue & West 119th Street
Claremont Avenue and West 119th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the Morningside Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Board Missions Methodist Church is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 11,130 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 125 St 10.5 miles1
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Railrider's Throne” (1991) by Michelle Greene at the 116 St-Columbia University station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Dr/W 119 St, 330 feet away, for the M5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 119 St M5330 feetM5
Next buses at this stop
- M5 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 120 St & Claremont Ave 39 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3260 Broadway Gas station0.7 miles
- 100 Claremont Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers670 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 123 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Claremont Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 119th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 119th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Morningside Heights Historic District.
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 23 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1908 and 1910.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 6 listed historic places
- 4 colleges
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Barnard College Preschool, ages 2 to 5420 feet
- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Infant, toddler and preschool care500 feet
- Barnard College560 feet
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- Union Theological Seminary College · landmark · listed historic place600 feet
- The Riverside Church in the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark680 feet
- Manhattan School of Music College960 feet
- Teachers College - Columbia Univ College1,090 feet
- Kipp Beyond Charter School1,100 feet
- Teachers College Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park Listed historic place340 feet
- 117th Street Playground560 feet
- Sakura Park840 feet
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- Sakura Playground1,050 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brinckerhoff Milbank and Fiske Halls Listed historic place170 feet
- Students' Hall Listed historic place590 feet
- Brooks and Hewitt Halls Listed historic place730 feet
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- Pupin Physics Laboratories, Columbia University Listed historic place880 feet
- Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter Listed historic place1,020 feet
- 116th Street-Columbia University Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Board Missions Methodist Church House of worship170 feet
- Riverside Church Landmark · listed historic place680 feet
- Corpus Christi Church House of worship980 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 120th Street & Claremont Avenue 240 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 119th Street 300 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 120th Street 530 feet
- Broadway & West 120th Street 550 feet
- West 122nd Street & Claremont Avenue 780 feet
- Claremont Avenue & West 116th Street 800 feet
- Broadway & West 121st Street 830 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 116th Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Claremont Avenue or West 119th Street.