Harlem River Drive & 5th Avenue at West 142nd Street

Harlem River Drive, 5th Avenue and West 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Global Community Charter School is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and five places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
5 Av/W 138 St · M1
Within a walk
4 places
1 playground, 1 post office and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harlem River Drive & 5th Avenue at West 142nd 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Harlem
1 line
  1. 3 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.5 miles
    4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “PARADE” (2018) by Derek Fordjour at the 145 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 138 St, 850 feet away, for the M1.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 138 St M1 · Shelter
    850 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & W 139 St 20 docks in all
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 560 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 109 East 138th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

East side of Harlem River Drive

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1921 and 1924.

  1. 369th Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    220 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at 369th Regiment Armory.

  1. 369th Infantry Regiment Memorial Obelisk, 2006
    70 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter School
    210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    340 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lincolnton Post Office
    930 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue, Harlem River Drive or West 142nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.