St Nicholas Avenue & Frederick Douglass Boulevard

St Nicholas Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) is 310 feet away, and Playground One Twenty Five CXXV is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St · M10
Within a walk
35 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & Frederick Douglass Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    1,090 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. 116 St B, C
    0.3 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St, 140 feet away, for the M10.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 121 St M10
    140 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Nicholas Ave & Manhattan Ave 31 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Frederick Douglass Boulevard (east side).

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109114.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Queen Anne, one each, and built between 1883 and 1897.

  1. Mount Olive Fire Baptized Holiness Church Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. Washington Apartments Designated landmark
    780 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Harriet Tubman Plaza.

  1. Harriet Tubman Memorial Sculpture by Alison Saar, 2008
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. New York French-American Charter School
    630 feet
  3. Natural Hair Course NYC Trade or language school
    730 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mott Hall II School
    750 feet
  2. City Seminary of NY Graduate Ctr. College
    760 feet
  3. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter High School
    800 feet
  4. P.S. 180 Hugo Newman School
    1,160 feet
  5. Mt Pleasant Christian Academy School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    310 feet
  2. Five Star Gardens Garden
    380 feet
  3. Hancock Park
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    780 feet
  2. Harlem Roots Community Garden
    900 feet
  3. Morningside Park
    1,020 feet
  4. Playground 123 Playground
    1,110 feet
  5. Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden
    1,160 feet
  6. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    650 feet
  2. Manhattan Ave. W. 120th-123rd Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Minton's Playhouse Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    690 feet
  2. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morningside Field House Recreation center
    1,250 feet
  2. Manhattanville Post Office
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    420 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    780 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

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 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or St Nicholas Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.