St Nicholas Avenue & West 126th Street

St Nicholas Avenue and West 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. William B. Washington Memorial Garden is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, and six subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 125 St · M3
Within a walk
34 places
12 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Avenue & West 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    250 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. 135 St B, C
    0.4 miles
    B C
  2. 125 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 125 St, 170 feet away, for the M3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Nicholas Avenue.

  • 30 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
    60 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
    1,050 feet
  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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
26 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morningside Heights
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four 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.

Since 2014 at least 241 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East 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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 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
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Teachers College Community School
    730 feet
  2. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  3. Sequence for Cidz Pre-K
    1,180 feet
Show all 5
  1. New Design Middle School
    1,300 feet
  2. P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    110 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    230 feet
  3. St. Nicholas Park
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    300 feet
  2. CEP Community Garden
    320 feet
  3. Hancock Park
    730 feet
  4. Roosevelt Triangle
    790 feet
  5. St Nicholas Park Playground
    960 feet
  6. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    770 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    330 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    360 feet
  3. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    1,100 feet
  2. 28th Precinct Police station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    410 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 16 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 St Nicholas Avenue or West 126th Street.

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, 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.