Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 142nd Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mount Calvary Baptist Church is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St · M10
Within a walk
31 places
13 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 142nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    0.3 miles
    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. 135 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C
  2. 145 St 3
    0.5 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St, 160 feet away, for the M10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 142 St M10
    160 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Edgecombe Ave & W 141 St 21 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.6 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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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
  • Turn calming, October 2023

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
23 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 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 64 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly 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 31 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    30 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    460 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    460 feet
Show all 8
  1. St Charles Borromeo School
    660 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    1,140 feet
  5. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    730 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    810 feet
  3. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    840 feet
Show all 8
  1. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Methodist Church Landmark
    880 feet
  3. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    890 feet
  4. St James Presbyterian Church House of worship
    910 feet
  5. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    450 feet
  2. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    900 feet
  3. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. College Post Office
    940 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    800 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 142nd 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.