Lenox Avenue & West 129th Street

Lenox Avenue and West 129th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. National Jazz Museum in Harlem is 210 feet away, and Edward P. Bowman Park is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 71 public places, 44 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 129 St · M7, M102
Within a walk
71 places
44 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 129th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    1,030 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
    0.3 miles
    2 3

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 129 St, 200 feet away, for the M7 and M102.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 129 St M7, M102
    200 feet
    M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 130 St 25 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lenox Avenue

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

North side of West 129th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 129th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109403 and 111735.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 28 Individual Landmarks, and 137 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1886.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 71 public places.

  • 44 religious buildings
  • 8 gardens
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Uptown Harlem Gems School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    130 feet
  2. West Harlem Community Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  3. NY Center for Child Development School
    870 feet
Show all 7
  1. Heaven's Tiny Tots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. Fellowship of Learning School
    1,110 feet
  3. Utopia Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  4. New York Center for Child Developmen Preschool
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Edward P. Bowman Park Garden
    310 feet
  2. Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park
    350 feet
  3. Unity Park Garden
    560 feet
Show all 14
  1. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    630 feet
  2. 132 St Block Association Park
    760 feet
  3. West 132nd Street Garden
    760 feet
  4. Harlem Grows 131st Street Farm Garden
    880 feet
  5. Harlem Grows 127th Street Learning Annex Garden
    970 feet
  6. St. Nicholas Playground South Playground
    990 feet
  7. Courtney Callender Playground
    1,100 feet
  8. Langston Hughes Playground
    1,100 feet
  9. Collyer Brothers Park
    1,190 feet
  10. Harlem Rose Garden
    1,190 feet
  11. Love Garden - Saint Nicholas Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. National Jazz Museum in Harlem Museum
    210 feet
  2. Astor Row Houses Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. National Headquarters, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. First African Methodist Episcopal Church: Bethel Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Haitian Evangelical Missionary Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Holy Cross African Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    320 feet
  3. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    360 feet
Show all 21
  1. Prophetic Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Beulah Baptist Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. Glendale Baptist Church House of worship
    540 feet
  4. St John Pentecostal Church House of worship
    740 feet
  5. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    910 feet
  6. The Church of the People House of worship
    940 feet
  7. Metropolitan Baptist Church Landmark · listed historic place
    950 feet
  8. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    950 feet
  9. Bethel AME Church House of worship
    970 feet
  10. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    980 feet
  11. Grace Gospel Chapel House of worship
    1,020 feet
  12. Friendship Baptist Church Landmark
    1,040 feet
  13. Salem United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  14. Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer House of worship
    1,050 feet
  15. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  16. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  17. Harlem Pentecostal Assembly House of worship
    1,210 feet
  18. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 127th Street Older adult center
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue or West 129th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, 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.