Lenox Avenue & West 143rd Street

Lenox Avenue and West 143rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church is 280 feet away, and Global Community Charter School is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St · M1, M7, M102
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lenox Avenue & West 143rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    520 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Harlem
1 line
  1. 3 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.5 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “PARADE” (2018) by Derek Fordjour at the 145 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St, 160 feet away, for the M1, M7 and M102.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St M1, M7, M102
    160 feet
    M1 M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 144 St 22 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 112 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lenox Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 143rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 143rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO ARMORY PERSONNEL
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    80 feet
  2. Fred Samuel Playground
    850 feet
  3. Renaissance Playground
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. 369th Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Central Harlem North Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 108 West 146th Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet
  2. Older adult center at 120 West 140th Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet
  3. Drew Hamilton Community Center
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 220 West 143rd Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue or West 143rd 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.