Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 145th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named The Claude Brown Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 83 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. St Pauls Community Church is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
63 hurt
83 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 145 St/Frederick Douglass Blvd · Bx19
Within a walk
37 places
14 religious buildings, 6 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 145th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St A, B, C, D
    870 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
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 145 St/Frederick Douglass Blvd, 60 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 145 St/Frederick Douglass Blvd Bx19
    60 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 57 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
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 83 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 62 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 18 of those hurt, on foot
  • 15 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10039
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

This corner is also named The Claude Brown Corner, a co-naming enacted on June 3, 2003 (Local Law 34 of 2003).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 4,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on The Claude Brown Corner.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of West 145th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne and Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1909 and 1937.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  3. Global Community Charter Middle School
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    900 feet
  4. Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem School
    1,180 feet
  5. P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson School
    1,260 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    380 feet
  2. Renaissance Playground
    490 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    520 feet
Show all 6
  1. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    650 feet
  2. Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park Park feature
    1,040 feet
  3. Playground 149 CIL Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    370 feet
  3. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    500 feet
Show all 8
  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  4. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  5. Mount Zion Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    510 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    510 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  2. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    760 feet
  2. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    390 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 25 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 145th 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, NYC Records, 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.