Edgecombe Avenue & West 142nd Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 142nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St James Presbyterian Church is 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 30 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 141 St · M3
Within a walk
30 places
15 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    1,070 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 Saint Nicholas Av/W 141 St, 550 feet away, for the M3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 141 St M3
    550 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 35 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
    0.5 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10030
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
9
Police precinct
30
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two 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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

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 standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 106 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
    370 feet
  2. The Grange Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    680 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    600 feet
  2. Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground
    830 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Park
    880 feet
Show all 4
  1. Renaissance Playground
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ivey Delph Apartments Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. St James Presbyterian Church Landmark
    440 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Methodist Church Landmark
    590 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    920 feet
  3. St Lukes Episcopal Church Landmark
    1,060 feet
  4. St Marks Methodist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  5. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    900 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    1,170 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 14 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 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.