Riverside Drive & West 144th Street
Riverside Drive and West 144th Street meet at a three-way junction in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riverside Park is 40 feet away, and Palisades Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 145 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 145 St 1770 feet1
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 137 St-City College 10.4 miles1
- 145 St A, B, C, D0.5 milesA B C D
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Dr/W 144 St, 120 feet away, for the M11.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverside Dr/W 144 St M11120 feetM11
Next buses at this stop
- M11 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverside Dr & W 145 St 35 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 135th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3740 Broadway Gas station0.7 miles
- 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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)
- Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,400 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 1910 and 1924.
Trees
NYC Parks records 122 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Riverside Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of West 144th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of West 144th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Riverbank State Park.
- The Totally Kid Carousel Carousel by Milo Mottola, 1998740 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 dog run
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverside Park40 feet
- Riverbank Playground380 feet
- Dog Run W 142 St in Riverside Park Dog run640 feet
Show all 7
- Recreational Area Park800 feet
- Riverbank State Park820 feet
- Palisades Playground1,100 feet
- Frank White Memorial Garden1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- West Harlem Historic District Listed historic place710 feet
- St. Walburga's Academy Listed historic place1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch390 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket980 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy800 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 21 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Riverside Drive & West 143rd Street 260 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 145th Street 270 feet
- Broadway & West 144th Street 510 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 142nd Street 550 feet
- Riverside Drive & West 146th Street 570 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & West 145th Street 730 feet
- Broadway & West 145th Street 760 feet
- Broadway & West 143rd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Riverside Drive or West 144th Street.