Lenox Avenue & Central Park North

Lenox Avenue and Central Park North meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Central Park is 80 feet away, and Harlem Meer in Central Park is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them park features, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
150 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Central Park North/Malcolm X Blvd · M2, M3, M4
Within a walk
19 places
5 park features, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & Central Park North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3
    150 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Message from Malcolm” (1998) by Maren Hassinger at the 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park North/Malcolm X Blvd, 70 feet away, for the M2, M3 and M4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park North/Malcolm X Blvd M2, M3, M4
    70 feet
    M2 M3 M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M2 …
  2. M3 …
  3. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Park North.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 111 St 36 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10026
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
6 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
22 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 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 1900 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Central Park North

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Central Park North

  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SATURDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 park features
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Link Charter School
    970 feet
  2. P.S. 185 - the Early Childhood Discovery and Design Magnet School Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  3. The Locke School of Arts and Engineering School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Harlem Academy School
    1,270 feet
  2. Rise Up Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. East 110th Street Playground
    210 feet
  3. Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park Park feature
    500 feet
Show all 8
  1. Harlem Meer in Central Park Park feature
    570 feet
  2. Nutters Battery in Central Park Park feature
    630 feet
  3. Martin Luther King, Jr. Playground
    830 feet
  4. Blockhouse in Central Park Park feature
    1,210 feet
  5. Lasker Skating Rink in Central Park Park feature
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Malcolm X Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Duke Ellington Statue Monument or memorial
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Christian Temple House of worship
    810 feet
  2. All Souls Church West Harlem House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 50 Lenox Avenue Older adult center
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Central Park North or Lenox Avenue.

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