Harlem River Drive & Harlem River Driveway
Harlem River Drive and Harlem River Driveway (south-west) meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Rangel development. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. A designated landmark, 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments, stands 720 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them park features.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 155 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 155 St C0.4 milesC
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- C …
Downtown
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- 155 St B, D0.4 milesB D
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av C0.5 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Edgecombe Av/W 158 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Edgecombe Av/W 158 St M2 · Shelter0.3 milesM2
Next buses at this stop
- M2 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- W 159 St & Edgecombe Ave 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station0.4 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10039
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 9 and 10 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 32 and 33 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Harlem (North)
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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 1928 and 1950.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Rangel development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Harlem River Drive
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Harlem River Driveway
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 50 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1896.
- 555 Edgecombe Avenue Apartments Designated landmark720 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 park features
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Prince Hall Colonial Park Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highbridge Park70 feet
- Edgecome Rock Face in Highbridge Park Park feature470 feet
- John T Brush Stairway in Highbridge Park Park feature1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Rangel Community center500 feet
- Older adult center at Rangel Older adult center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The nearest corners on foot, with walking distances:
- Edgecombe Avenue & West 158th Street 0.3 miles
- Edgecombe Avenue & West 157th Street 0.3 miles
- Edgecombe Avenue & West 159th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Harlem River Drive or Harlem River Driveway.