Edgecombe Avenue & West 145th Street

Edgecombe Avenue and West 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Jackie Robinson Pool is 360 feet away, and Sugar Hill Garden is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about a minute on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
W 145 St/Saint Nicholas Av · Bx19
Within a walk
33 places
15 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Edgecombe Avenue & West 145th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    260 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. 145 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 135 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 145 St/Saint Nicholas Av, 260 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 145 St/Saint Nicholas Av Bx19
    260 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St 31 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10031
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
9
Police precinct
30
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is 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 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and July 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on West 145th Street (south side).

East side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - NOV 30 TUESDAY SATURDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Edgecombe Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of West 145th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 114326.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 174 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1890 and 1898.

  1. Washington Heights Baptist Church Designated landmark
    630 feet
  2. Mount Zion Lutheran Church Parish House Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem School
    570 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    580 feet
  3. Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem 2 School
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center Preschool
    1,200 feet
  2. Emma Bowen Therapeutic Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    70 feet
  2. Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park Park feature · landmark
    810 feet
  3. Sugar Hill Garden
    1,090 feet
Show all 9
  1. Renaissance Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Playground 149 CIL Playground
    1,210 feet
  4. Edgecombe Park
    1,220 feet
  5. Edgecombe Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary Garden
    1,220 feet
  6. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Mount Zion Lutheran Church Landmark
    690 feet
  3. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Greater Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  4. St James Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    360 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    410 feet
  3. Older adult center at 420 West 145th Street Older adult center
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    440 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    300 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Edgecombe Avenue or West 145th 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, 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.