Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 126th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. CEP Community Garden is 60 feet away, and Clayton Williams Community Garden is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about two minutes on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St · M10
Within a walk
38 places
13 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    630 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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St, 220 feet away, for the M10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St M10 · Shelter
    220 feet
    M10
    Shelter

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 & W 126 St 50 docks in all
    420 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
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 (North)
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

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 238 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Frederick Douglass Boulevard (east side).

West 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

North side of West 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 126th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112111, 113074, 113188 and 114359.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1913 and 1914.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Design Middle School
    890 feet
  2. P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School
    890 feet
  3. Saint Nicholas Child care
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School
    1,140 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  3. Teachers College Community School
    1,170 feet
  4. Center for Accelerated Learning Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    60 feet
  2. CEP Community Garden
    60 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Park
    960 feet
Show all 10
  1. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    370 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    440 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Playground South Playground
    1,050 feet
  4. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    1,090 feet
  5. Hancock Park
    1,170 feet
  6. Roosevelt Triangle
    1,240 feet
  7. St Nicholas Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    610 feet
  2. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    1,010 feet
  3. Hotel Theresa Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    270 feet
  3. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    390 feet
Show all 6
  1. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    650 feet
  2. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    750 feet
  2. Manhattanville Post Office
    780 feet
  3. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    400 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 126th 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.