Harlem River Drive & West 155th Street

Harlem River Drive and West 155th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Holcombe Rucker Park is 80 feet away, and Macombs Dam Park is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 155 St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them parks, and three places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
155 St
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St · M2
Within a walk
14 places
4 parks, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harlem River Drive & West 155th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 155 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 155 St B, D
    1,120 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. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. 155 St C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St, 360 feet away, for the M2.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adam C Powell Blvd/W 154 St M2
    360 feet
    M2

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Harlem River Drive

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Harlem River Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 155th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 155th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1936 and 1937.

  1. Macomb's Dam Bridge (originally Central Bridge) Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Harlem River Houses Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. Mary Walton Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Holcombe Rucker Park
    80 feet
  2. Percy E. Sutton Playground
    350 feet
  3. Brigadier General Charles Young Triangle
    370 feet
Show all 8
  1. Rucker Park Playground
    430 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park
    930 feet
  3. Family Garden - Polo Grounds Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,010 feet
  4. Jackie Robinson Park
    1,150 feet
  5. Frederick Johnson Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews Baptist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. Bethany Baptist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Colonial Park Post Office
    510 feet
  2. Community center at Polo Grounds Towers Community center
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Harlem River Drive, Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path or West 155th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.