Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 143rd Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 143rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Drew-Hamilton development. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 firehouse is 450 feet away, and Union Baptist Church is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 143 St · M10
Within a walk
33 places
12 religious buildings, 5 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 143rd 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 five 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
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 145 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 143 St, 120 feet away, for the M10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 143 St M10 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St 27 docks in all
    620 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
    1,130 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 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 January 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 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 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, 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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    470 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park
    920 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Park
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    550 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    600 feet
Show all 9
  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  4. St James Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  5. Grace Congregational Church Harlem House of worship
    1,150 feet
  6. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    640 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
    1,050 feet
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  1. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    640 feet
  2. College Post Office
    1,190 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    450 feet
  2. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    740 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 143rd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.