Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 118th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 118th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hotel Cecil & Minton's Playhouse stands 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about two minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 119 St · M10
Within a walk
29 places
7 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St B, C
    570 feet
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D
  2. 116 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 119 St, 160 feet away, for the M10.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 119 St M10
    160 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St 39 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 9 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 March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Turn calming, December 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10026
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Frederick Douglass Boulevard (east side).

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109387 and 111775.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1896.

  1. Hotel Cecil & Minton's Playhouse Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Natural Hair Course NYC Trade or language school
    230 feet
  2. City Seminary of NY Graduate Ctr. College
    240 feet
  3. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. New York French-American Charter School
    820 feet
  2. Citizens Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School
    920 feet
  4. P.S. 180 Hugo Newman School
    1,110 feet
  5. Mott Hall II School
    1,170 feet
  6. Heaven's Tiny Tots Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden
    630 feet
  2. Garden of Love Garden
    700 feet
  3. A Philip Randolph Square
    930 feet
Show all 10
  1. Five Star Gardens Garden
    940 feet
  2. Morningside Park
    950 feet
  3. 116th Street Playground (North Area) Playground
    990 feet
  4. Luigi's Garden of Love Garden
    1,140 feet
  5. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    1,170 feet
  6. Harlem Roots Community Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. 116th Street Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 252 West 116th Street Older adult center
    790 feet
  2. Morningside Post Office
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    980 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 118th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.