Riverside Drive & West 137th Street
Riverside Drive and West 137th Street meet at a three-way junction in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 137 St-City College, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and 17 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1906 and 1926, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 137 St-City College, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 137 St-City College 1630 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Fossils” (1988) by Steve Wood at the 137 St-City College station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Dr/W 137 St, 100 feet away, for the M11.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 137 St M11100 feetM11
Next buses at this stop
- M11 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverside Dr & W 138 St 30 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 135th Street, 1,290 feet by car along the streets.
- 3260 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10031
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 7
- Police precinct
- 30
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Manhattanville-West Harlem
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,500 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 1906 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of West 137th Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 137th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park40 feet
- Jenny's Garden430 feet
- Montefiore Square720 feet
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- Riverbank State Park730 feet
- Dog Run W 142 St in Riverside Park Dog run1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Montefiore Plaza Pedestrian plaza840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Walburga's Academy Listed historic place880 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch930 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Drive & West 138th Street 260 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 136th Street 270 feet
- 12th Avenue & West 138th Street 450 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 139th Street 520 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 135th Street 560 feet
- Broadway & West 137th Street 640 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & Pedestrian Overpass 650 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & Pedestrian Overpass 670 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 137th Street.