Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 144th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 144th 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. Renaissance Playground is 210 feet away, and P.S. 194 Countee Cullen is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 145 St · M10
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 144th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    1,150 feet
    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. 145 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3
  2. 135 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 145 St, 130 feet away, for the M10.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 145 St M10 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St 27 docks in all
    360 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
    870 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 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 June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,600 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 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1935 and 1937.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    310 feet
  2. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    620 feet
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  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
  2. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    620 feet
  3. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    970 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    970 feet
  5. Global Community Charter Middle School
    1,150 feet
  6. St Charles Borromeo School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Renaissance Playground
    210 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park
    660 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    810 feet
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  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    420 feet
  3. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    630 feet
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  1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    780 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    230 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    790 feet
  3. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    900 feet
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  1. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    900 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    710 feet
  2. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    280 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 144th 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.