Lenox Avenue & West 134th Street

Lenox Avenue and West 134th Street meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer is 400 feet away, and Harlem Grows 134th Street Farm is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 135 St · BX92, M7, M102
Within a walk
46 places
19 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 134th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St 2, 3
    260 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. 125 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 135 St B, C
    0.5 miles
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Harlem Timeline” (1995) by Willie Birch at the 135 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Malcolm X Blvd/W 135 St, 100 feet away, for the BX92, M7 and M102.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 135 St BX92, M7, M102 · Shelter
    100 feet
    BX92 M7 M102
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BX92 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 133 St 27 docks in all
    270 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. 109 East 138th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, April 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Lenox Avenue (east side).

West side of Lenox Avenue

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

North side of West 134th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of West 134th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110766 and 112059.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 67 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1894.

  1. Young Men's Christian Association Building, Harlem Branch Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 6 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 libraries
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet School
    570 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter MS Harlem North Central School
    570 feet
  3. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
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  1. Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change School
    1,220 feet
  2. Democracy Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    1,220 feet
  3. Democracy Preparatory Charter School
    1,310 feet
  4. P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Grows 134th Street Farm Garden
    510 feet
  2. Harlem Grows 134th Street Green House Garden
    560 feet
  3. 133rd Swing Street Garden
    660 feet
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  1. Harlem Valley Garden
    760 feet
  2. Howard Bennett Playground
    770 feet
  3. West 132nd Street Garden
    820 feet
  4. 132 St Block Association Park
    820 feet
  5. Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Harlem Hospital Center Hospital
    700 feet
  2. EMS Station 16 Ambulance station
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Library · listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Countee Cullen Library Landmark · listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Claude McKay House Listed historic place
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. First African Methodist Episcopal Church: Bethel Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson House Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. New York Amsterdam News Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Gospel Chapel House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer House of worship
    400 feet
  3. St John Pentecostal Church House of worship
    570 feet
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  1. Bethel AME Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Bethlehem Moriah Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church House of worship
    990 feet
  4. Union Congregational Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  5. St Philips Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  6. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  7. Beulah Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hansborough Recreation Center
    640 feet
  2. Harlem YMCA Recreation center · landmark
    760 feet
  3. Older adult center at 34 West 134th Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 59/Ladder 30 Fire station
    420 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue or West 134th 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.