Edgecombe Avenue & West 142nd Street at Bradhurst Avenue

Edgecombe Avenue, West 142nd Street and Bradhurst Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. St. James Community House stands 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St · M10
Within a walk
32 places
14 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 142nd Street at Bradhurst Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    1,150 feet
    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. 135 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St, 500 feet away, for the M10.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St M10
    500 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 141 St 21 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10030
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
9
Police precinct
30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,900 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 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bradhurst Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Bradhurst Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 97 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1896 and 1898.

  1. St. James Community House Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. The Grange Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    680 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    810 feet
  2. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,060 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    610 feet
  2. Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground
    830 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Park
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Renaissance Playground
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ivey Delph Apartments Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. St James Presbyterian Church Landmark
    510 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Methodist Church Landmark
    590 feet
Show all 10
  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    920 feet
  3. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  4. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  5. St Marks Methodist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  6. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    1,240 feet
  7. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    830 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
    1,150 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet
  2. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    890 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bradhurst Avenue, Edgecombe Avenue or West 142nd 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.