Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 124th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 124th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named Bishop C.M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace Lane by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Soul Saving Christ Crusade is 170 feet away, and Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 123 St · M10
Within a walk
37 places
14 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    690 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. 125 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 116 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 123 St, 190 feet away, for the M10.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 123 St M10
    190 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

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
24 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Bishop C.M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace Lane, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 249 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Bishop C.M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace Lane.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 124th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111334, 112268 and 115173.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1897 and 1914.

  1. Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. Theresa Towers Designated landmark
    800 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
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  2. Center for Accelerated Learning Trade or language school
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    520 feet
  2. Hancock Park
    620 feet
  3. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    620 feet
Show all 12
  1. CEP Community Garden
    620 feet
  2. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    940 feet
  3. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    950 feet
  4. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    950 feet
  5. Roosevelt Triangle
    1,000 feet
  6. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    1,000 feet
  7. Five Star Gardens Garden
    1,100 feet
  8. Morningside Park
    1,210 feet
  9. Playground 123 Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    450 feet
  2. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. Manhattan Ave. W. 120th-123rd Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Studio Museum in Harlem Museum
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    480 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    170 feet
  2. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    200 feet
  3. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    710 feet
Show all 7
  1. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Refuge Temple Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  4. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    900 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    930 feet
  3. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    420 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    690 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 124th 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, NYC Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.