Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 140th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 140th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. Nicholas Park is 750 feet away, and St Charles Borromeo School is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 140 St · M10
Within a walk
27 places
13 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 140th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St B, C
    1,280 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. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 140 St, 160 feet away, for the M10.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 140 St M10
    160 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 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
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of West 140th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 300 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1891 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    280 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    280 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    550 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    750 feet
  2. Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground
    760 feet
  3. Renaissance Playground
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dorrance Brooks Square
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Methodist Church Landmark
    360 feet
  2. Grace Congregational Church Harlem Landmark
    370 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. St James Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. St Marks Methodist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    550 feet
  2. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    40 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 15 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 140th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.