Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 141st Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 141st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 141 St · M10
Within a walk
35 places
16 religious buildings, 5 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 141st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 141 St, 130 feet away, for the M10.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 141 St M10 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 141 St 21 docks in all
    460 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
    0.3 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development.

Since 2014 at least 87 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 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
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 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

South side of West 141st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 188 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 35 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    200 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    200 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    290 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    690 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    780 feet
  2. Renaissance Playground
    990 feet
  3. Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Nicholas Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Hamilton Grange National Memorial Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  3. Dorrence Brooks Square Historic District Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ivey Delph Apartments Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. Will Marion Cook House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Methodist Church Landmark
    620 feet
  3. Grace Congregational Church Harlem Landmark
    630 feet
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  1. St James Presbyterian Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  3. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  4. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  5. New Mount Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  6. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. College Post Office
    680 feet
  2. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    710 feet
  3. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 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 141st 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.