Morningside Drive & West 119th Street
Morningside Drive and West 119th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Croton Aqueduct, West 119th Street Gatehouse, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 470 feet away, and Notre Dame Church is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St-Columbia University, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 116 St-Columbia University, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 116 St-Columbia University 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Railrider's Throne” (1991) by Michelle Greene at the 116 St-Columbia University station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 120 St, 650 feet away, for the M11.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amsterdam Av/W 120 St M11 · Shelter650 feetM11
Next buses at this stop
- M11 …
Cycling
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amsterdam Ave & W 119 St 29 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10027
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 26
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morningside Heights
- Elevation
- 124 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 128 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Morningside Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of West 119th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 119th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1894 and 1956.
- Croton Aqueduct, West 119th Street Gatehouse Designated landmark470 feet
- Casa Italiana Designated landmark650 feet
- Saint Paul's Chapel, Columbia University Designated landmark810 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Morningside Park.
- Carl Schurz Memorial Statue by Karl Bitter, 1913810 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- Teachers College Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,030 feet
- P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Morningside Park50 feet
- Gatehouse Garden440 feet
- Playground 123 Playground900 feet
Show all 4
- 116th Street Playground960 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Philosophy Hall Listed historic place1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Notre Dame Church Listed historic place1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Morningside Field House Recreation center940 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 120th Street & Morningside Drive 240 feet
- Morningside Drive & West 118th Street 260 feet
- Morningside Drive & West 121st Street 530 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 119th Street 530 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 120th Street 750 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 118th Street 800 feet
- Morningside Drive & West 116th Street 810 feet
- Amsterdam Avenue & West 121st Street 990 feet
See every intersection along Morningside Drive or West 119th Street.