Lenox Avenue & West 130th Street

Lenox Avenue and West 130th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Beulah Baptist Church is 420 feet away, and Holy Cross African Orthodox Church is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 72 public places, 46 of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 129 St · M7, M102
Within a walk
72 places
46 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 130th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    1,290 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
    1,300 feet
    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, 130 feet away, for the M7 and M102.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 130 St 25 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, 0.5 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 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
23 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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 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 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 130th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 130th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109403 and 114172.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 27 Individual Landmarks, and 184 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1882 and 1888.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 72 public places.

  • 46 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Uptown Harlem Gems School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  2. West Harlem Community Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  3. Fellowship of Learning School
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Heaven's Tiny Tots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. NY Center for Child Development School
    1,130 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 132 St Block Association Park
    500 feet
  2. West 132nd Street Garden
    500 feet
  3. Edward P. Bowman Park Garden
    570 feet
Show all 12
  1. Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park
    620 feet
  2. Harlem Grows 131st Street Farm Garden
    620 feet
  3. Unity Park Garden
    820 feet
  4. Courtney Callender Playground
    840 feet
  5. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    890 feet
  6. Langston Hughes Playground
    970 feet
  7. Harlem Grows 134th Street Farm Garden
    1,220 feet
  8. Harlem Grows 127th Street Learning Annex Garden
    1,240 feet
  9. St. Nicholas Playground South Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. National Jazz Museum in Harlem Museum
    370 feet
  2. Astor Row Houses Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. National Headquarters, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Listed historic place
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. First African Methodist Episcopal Church: Bethel Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beulah Baptist Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Holy Cross African Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    440 feet
  3. St John Pentecostal Church House of worship
    480 feet
Show all 22
  1. Haitian Evangelical Missionary Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Prophetic Church House of worship
    500 feet
  3. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    550 feet
  4. The Church of the People House of worship
    680 feet
  5. Bethel AME Church House of worship
    720 feet
  6. Grace Gospel Chapel House of worship
    760 feet
  7. Friendship Baptist Church Landmark
    780 feet
  8. Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer House of worship
    790 feet
  9. Glendale Baptist Church House of worship
    800 feet
  10. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    810 feet
  11. Harlem Pentecostal Assembly House of worship
    950 feet
  12. Salem United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  13. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  14. Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  15. Metropolitan Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  16. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    1,220 feet
  17. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    1,240 feet
  18. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  19. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 127th Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet
  2. Older adult center at 210 West 131st Street Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 59/Ladder 30 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    610 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 11 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 130th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.