St Nicholas Avenue & West 125th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 125th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 56 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 2,653 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
41 hurt
56 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 125 St · M3
Within a walk
36 places
11 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    70 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 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 125 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 125 St, 130 feet away, for the M3.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 125 St M3
    130 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

West 125th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    760 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 56 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 41 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 2,653 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 70th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 373 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 129 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on West 125th Street (both sides).

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxis and for-hire vehicles 1 sign TAXI/FHV PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ONLY

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113075, 113173, 113907 and 114795.

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, and built between 1860 and 1914.

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
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Teachers College Community School
    1,000 feet
  2. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    390 feet
  2. Hancock Park
    450 feet
  3. Roosevelt Triangle
    520 feet
Show all 13
  1. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    520 feet
  2. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. CEP Community Garden
    610 feet
  4. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    780 feet
  5. St. Nicholas Park
    830 feet
  6. Morningside Park
    1,040 feet
  7. Playground 123 Playground
    1,130 feet
  8. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    1,130 feet
  9. Harlem Grows P.S. 125 Community Garden
    1,170 feet
  10. St Nicholas Park Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    490 feet
  3. Manhattan Ave. W. 120th-123rd Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    760 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    450 feet
  2. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    550 feet
  3. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church Landmark
    580 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    860 feet
  2. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    200 feet
  2. Manhattanville Post Office
    280 feet
  3. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Morningside Field House Recreation center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    810 feet
  2. 28th Precinct Police station
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or West 125th Street.

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