Morningside Avenue & West 126th Street

Morningside Avenue and West 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church is 180 feet away, and Playground 123 is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Morningside Av/W 125 St · M104
Within a walk
39 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morningside Avenue & West 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    700 feet
    A B C D

Next trains at this station

Uptown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …
Downtown
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. B …
  3. C …
  4. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morningside Av/W 125 St, 270 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morningside Av/W 125 St M104
    270 feet
    M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Nicholas Ave & W 126 St 50 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    590 feet
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Morningside Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Morningside Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 126th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 126th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Rundbogenstil, and built in 1860.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roosevelt Triangle.

  1. Harlem Hybrid Sculpture by Richard Howard Hunt, 1976
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Teachers College Community School
    270 feet
  2. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Columbia Secondary School
    1,310 feet
Show all 5
  1. Kipp Star College Prep Charter School
    1,310 feet
  2. P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roosevelt Triangle
    340 feet
  2. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    570 feet
  3. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    620 feet
Show all 13
  1. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    690 feet
  2. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    750 feet
  3. CEP Community Garden
    780 feet
  4. St. Nicholas Park
    820 feet
  5. Morningside Park
    880 feet
  6. Playground 123 Playground
    970 feet
  7. Hancock Park
    1,000 feet
  8. Harlem Grows P.S. 125 Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  9. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,060 feet
  10. St Nicholas Park Playground
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. St Marys Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    1,040 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church Landmark
    180 feet
  2. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    210 feet
  3. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 7
  1. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  2. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  4. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    280 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    470 feet
  3. Morningside Field House Recreation center
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grant Community Center
    1,250 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1301 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    860 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morningside Avenue or West 126th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.