Lenox Avenue & West 135th Street

Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Samuel J. Battle Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 78 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 1,652 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 3.

Safety record
52 hurt
78 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Lenox Av/W 135 St · BX92, M7, M102
Within a walk
46 places
17 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 135th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 60 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
    60 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 B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 125 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lenox Av/W 135 St, 80 feet away, for the BX92, M7 and M102.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lenox Av/W 135 St BX92, M7, M102
    80 feet
    BX92 M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. BX92 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl 29 docks in all
    500 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. 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 78 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 51 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 15 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,652 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Southbound on Lenox Avenue1,247
Northbound on Lenox Avenue405
Total1,652

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
20 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: Samuel J. Battle Plaza (Local Law 64 of 2008, enacted on December 29, 2008) and Basil A. Paterson Way (Local Law 158 of 2019, enacted on August 23, 2019).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 135th Street (south side).

East side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY MAY 1 - NOV 30 FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 135th Street

  • Doctor plates only 5 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110481, 110765 and 110766.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1891.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 6 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet School
    660 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter MS Harlem North Central School
    660 feet
  3. Democracy Preparatory Charter School
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm School
    1,030 feet
  2. Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change School
    1,070 feet
  3. St Mark the Evangelist School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Bennett Playground
    500 feet
  2. Harlem Grows 134th Street Farm Garden
    780 feet
  3. Harlem Grows 134th Street Green House Garden
    840 feet
Show all 10
  1. Harlem Valley Garden
    880 feet
  2. 133rd Swing Street Garden
    940 feet
  3. Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden
    990 feet
  4. Abraham Lincoln Playground
    1,090 feet
  5. West 132nd Street Garden
    1,100 feet
  6. 132 St Block Association Park
    1,100 feet
  7. Fred Samuel Playground
    1,140 feet

Health care

  1. Harlem Hospital Center Hospital
    420 feet
  2. EMS Station 16 Ambulance station
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Library · listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. Countee Cullen Library Landmark · listed historic place
    360 feet
  3. Claude McKay House Listed historic place
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. James Weldon Johnson House Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. New York Amsterdam News Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Florence Mills House Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Gospel Chapel House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer House of worship
    680 feet
  3. Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church House of worship
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. Union Congregational Church House of worship
    810 feet
  2. St John Pentecostal Church House of worship
    850 feet
  3. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  4. Mother AME Zion Church Landmark
    1,040 feet
  5. Bethel AME Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  6. Bethlehem Moriah Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  7. Abyssinian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Harlem YMCA Recreation center · landmark
    650 feet
  2. Hansborough Recreation Center
    710 feet
  3. Older adult center at 34 West 134th Street Older adult center
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. Abe Lincoln Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 59/Ladder 30 Fire station
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue or West 135th Street.

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