Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 146th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 146th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center is 380 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 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
1,140 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 145 St · M10
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 146th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 1,140 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
    1,140 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. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. 145 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 145 St, 180 feet away, for the M10.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St 27 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.6 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 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 May 2026.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 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 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

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

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1895 and 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter Middle School
    600 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
    1,180 feet
  3. P.S. 194 Countee Cullen School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    350 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    400 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    480 feet
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  1. Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park Park feature · landmark
    760 feet
  2. Renaissance Playground
    770 feet
  3. Playground 149 CIL Playground
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  2. Matthew Henson Residence Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    290 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    450 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    510 feet
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  1. St Stephen African Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  3. Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    380 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    470 feet
  3. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    480 feet
  2. Battalion 16/Engine 69/Ladder 28 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 146th 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.