St Nicholas Terrace & West 127th Street

St Nicholas Terrace and West 127th Street meet at a three-way junction in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
210 feet · 1 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Saint Nicholas Av/W 127 St · M3
Within a walk
30 places
7 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Nicholas Terrace & West 127th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    210 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 1
    0.5 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Nicholas Av/W 127 St, 350 feet away, for the M3.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Nicholas Av/W 127 St M3
    350 feet
    M3

Next buses at this stop

  1. M3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
9
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 204 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Rundbogenstil, and built in 1860.

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
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Teachers College Community School
    430 feet
  2. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  3. Sequence for Cidz Pre-K
    1,150 feet
Show all 7
  1. New Design Middle School
    1,260 feet
  2. P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School
    1,260 feet
  3. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  4. Saint Nicholas Child care
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Nicholas Park
    280 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    320 feet
  3. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    460 feet
Show all 10
  1. St Nicholas Park Playground
    580 feet
  2. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    590 feet
  3. CEP Community Garden
    820 feet
  4. Roosevelt Triangle
    890 feet
  5. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,160 feet
  6. Hancock Park
    1,220 feet
  7. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    230 feet
  2. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    560 feet
  3. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church Landmark
    720 feet
Show all 6
  1. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    1,220 feet
  3. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    820 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,160 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Terrace or West 127th Street.

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