West 120th Street & Mount Morris Park West

West 120th Street and Mount Morris Park West meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Mount Morris Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marcus Garvey Park is 80 feet away, and Emanuel AME Church is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St · M1
Within a walk
38 places
22 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 120th Street & Mount Morris Park West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Minton's Playhouse (uptown), The Movers and Shakers (downtown)” (1999) by Vincent Smith at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St, 310 feet away, for the M1.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St M1
    310 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 120th Street.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Mt Morris Park W & W 120 St 27 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 187 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 91 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Mount Morris Park West

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Mount Morris Park West

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 120th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Mount Morris Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 270 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1894.

  1. Narcotics Cure Center Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. St. Martin's Protestant Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 22 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    720 feet
  3. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Harlem Village Academy High School
    1,210 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    1,240 feet
  3. Great Tomorrows USA School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    80 feet
  2. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    350 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    950 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    980 feet
  3. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    240 feet
  2. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Landmark
    470 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    470 feet
Show all 10
  1. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. St Martins Episcopal Church Landmark
    710 feet
  3. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    820 feet
  4. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    830 feet
  5. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    970 feet
  6. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    1,110 feet
  7. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    500 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mount Morris Park West or West 120th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.