Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 155th Street

Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 155th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Polo Grounds Towers development. Between 2021 and 2025, 60 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holcombe Rucker Park is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them parks, and four places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
60 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 155 St · M10
Within a walk
18 places
4 parks, 3 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frederick Douglass Boulevard & West 155th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 155 St B, D
    470 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St C
    1,270 feet
    C
  2. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.5 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 155 St, 60 feet away, for the M10.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 155 St M10 · Shelter
    60 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd 31 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 1,070 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    1,110 feet
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 60 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,900 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 Polo Grounds Towers development.

Since 2014 at least 65 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Renaissance, and built between 1916 and 1917.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Holcombe Rucker Park
    90 feet
  2. Rucker Park Playground
    90 feet
  3. Family Garden - Polo Grounds Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    360 feet
Show all 10
  1. Jackie Robinson Park
    490 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    810 feet
  3. Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden
    860 feet
  4. Playground 152 CLII Playground
    910 feet
  5. Bradhurst Community Garden of Love Garden
    910 feet
  6. Percy E. Sutton Playground
    1,000 feet
  7. Brigadier General Charles Young Triangle
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hooper Fountain Monument or memorial
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethany Baptist Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. St Matthews Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Polo Grounds Towers Community center
    350 feet
  2. Colonial Park Post Office
    860 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2965 Frederick Douglass Boulevard Older adult center
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    70 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 155th Street.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.