Convent Avenue & West 130th Street

Convent Avenue and West 130th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 129 John H. Finley is 290 feet away, and Harlem Stage Gatehouse is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, ten of them schools, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Convent Av/W 129 St · M104
Within a walk
23 places
10 schools, 7 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Convent Avenue & West 130th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 135 St B, C
    0.5 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Convent Av/W 129 St, 320 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Convent Av/W 129 St M104
    320 feet
    M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 129 St & Convent Ave 30 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 133rd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 147 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Convent Avenue

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Convent Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of West 130th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

South side of West 130th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1890.

  1. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 129 John H. Finley School
    290 feet
  2. School of Earth Exploration and Discovery Harlem (Seed Harlem) School
    290 feet
  3. Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem School
    320 feet
Show all 11
  1. Success Academy CS Harlem 4 MS School
    610 feet
  2. Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School
    610 feet
  3. City College Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  4. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    900 feet
  5. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    900 feet
  6. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    900 feet
  7. P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos School
    1,010 feet
  8. Teachers College Community School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    700 feet
  2. St Nicholas Park Playground
    790 feet
  3. Sheltering Arms Playground
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Annunciation Playground
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Harlem Stage Gatehouse Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation RC Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Convent Avenue or West 130th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.