Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 136th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 136th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 135 St · M10
Within a walk
30 places
11 religious buildings, 6 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 136th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St B, C
    690 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. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 135 St, 180 feet away, for the M10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 135 St M10 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 139 St 22 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10030
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 136th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 335 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1889 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem School
    430 feet
  2. Mott Hall High School
    430 feet
  3. Chloe Day School & Wellness Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
Show all 7
  1. Democracy Prep Charter High School
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune School
    1,120 feet
  3. St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School
    1,120 feet
  4. Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    560 feet
  2. Dorrance Brooks Square
    570 feet
  3. Dog Run in St. Nicholas Park Dog run
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. James Baldwin Lawn in St. Nicholas Park Park feature
    870 feet
  2. St Nicholas Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Substation #219 (IND) Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Florence Mills House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
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  1. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. James Weldon Johnson House Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Hope SDA Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Beulah Wesleyan Methodist Church Landmark
    610 feet
  3. St Marks Methodist Church Landmark
    770 feet
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  1. Grace Congregational Church Harlem Landmark
    810 feet
  2. St Philips Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  4. St Pauls Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  5. Mother AME Zion Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 32nd Precinct Police station
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 136th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.