Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 121st Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 121st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Five Star Gardens is 340 feet away, and United House of Prayer for All People is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St · M10
Within a walk
33 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 121st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    1,160 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. 116 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 116 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St, 80 feet away, for the M10.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St M10
    80 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Nicholas Ave & Manhattan Ave 31 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 121st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 112445.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Queen Anne, one each, and built between 1883 and 1897.

  1. Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Washington Apartments Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Harriet Tubman Plaza.

  1. Harriet Tubman Memorial Sculpture by Alison Saar, 2008
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    130 feet
  2. New York French-American Charter School
    560 feet
  3. Natural Hair Course NYC Trade or language school
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. City Seminary of NY Graduate Ctr. College
    690 feet
  2. Mott Hall II School
    710 feet
  3. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School
    760 feet
  4. P.S. 180 Hugo Newman School
    1,090 feet
  5. Mt Pleasant Christian Academy School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Five Star Gardens Garden
    340 feet
  2. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    380 feet
  3. Hancock Park
    680 feet
Show all 9
  1. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    850 feet
  2. Harlem Roots Community Garden
    860 feet
  3. Morningside Park
    950 feet
  4. Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden
    1,120 feet
  5. Playground 123 Playground
    1,180 feet
  6. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    720 feet
  2. Manhattan Ave. W. 120th-123rd Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    880 feet
  3. Minton's Playhouse Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    760 feet
  2. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 121st Street.

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