Lenox Avenue & West 126th Street

Lenox Avenue and West 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Sylvia P. Woods Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Transfiguration Lutheran Church is 250 feet away, and Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 61 public places, 36 of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 127 St · M7, M102
Within a walk
61 places
36 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    250 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. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.5 miles
    A B C D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines (Downtown and Uptown)” (1996) by Faith Ringgold at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Malcolm X Blvd/W 127 St, 110 feet away, for the M7 and M102.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 127 St M7, M102
    110 feet
    M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 126th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 126 St 50 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Sylvia P. Woods Way, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 221 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sylvia P. Woods Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS LOTTERY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 108748, 109179 and 110168.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 23 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1884 and 1889.

  1. Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem Parsonage Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 public places.

  • 36 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    740 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    740 feet
  3. West Harlem Community Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
Show all 9
  1. NY Center for Child Development School
    830 feet
  2. Uptown Harlem Gems School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Harlem Village Academy High School
    940 feet
  4. Great Tomorrows USA School
    940 feet
  5. Coll New Rochelle Rosa Parks Campus College
    950 feet
  6. New York Center for Child Developmen Preschool
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    460 feet
  2. Harlem Grows 127th Street Learning Annex Garden
    560 feet
  3. Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park
    970 feet
Show all 10
  1. West 124th Street Community Garden
    600 feet
  2. Edward P. Bowman Park Garden
    930 feet
  3. Unity Park Garden
    930 feet
  4. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  5. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    1,170 feet
  6. St. Nicholas Playground South Playground
    1,250 feet
  7. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    140 feet
  2. National Jazz Museum in Harlem Museum
    770 feet
  3. The Studio Museum in Harlem Museum
    940 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Haitian Evangelical Missionary Church House of worship
    650 feet
  3. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    700 feet
Show all 15
  1. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church Landmark
    780 feet
  3. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    890 feet
  4. Holy Cross African Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
  5. Prophetic Church House of worship
    960 feet
  6. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    1,020 feet
  7. Glendale Baptist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  8. Refuge Temple Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  9. St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  10. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  11. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    1,300 feet
  12. Beulah Baptist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 127th Street Older adult center
    830 feet
  2. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    510 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue or West 126th Street.

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, NYC Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.