Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 147th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Jackie Robinson Park is 350 feet away, and Union Baptist Church is 770 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 20 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 147 St · M10
Within a walk
20 places
5 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 147th 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. 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 147 St, 110 feet away, for the M10.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 147 St M10
    110 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 57 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
    510 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
    1,130 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 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 4,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 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 are two Individual Landmarks, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1905 and 1928.

  1. Dunbar Apartments Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Play Center Comfort Station Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter Middle School
    590 feet
  2. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    350 feet
  2. Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park Park feature · landmark
    510 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Playground 149 CIL Playground
    690 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    740 feet
  3. Renaissance Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West 147th-149th Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Matthew Henson Residence Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Macombs Unit House of worship
    260 feet
  2. St Pauls Community Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Union Baptist Church House of worship
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Matthews Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  2. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jackie Robinson Recreation Center Landmark
    430 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Pool Swimming pool
    510 feet
  3. Community center at Drew - Hamilton Community center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #6 Police station
    220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 20 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 147th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.