West 121st Street & Mount Morris Park West

West 121st Street and Mount Morris Park West meet at a three-way junction in East Harlem (North), 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. Narcotics Cure Center stands 100 feet away, and Marcus Garvey Pool is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St · M1
Within a walk
44 places
22 religious buildings, 7 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 121st Street & Mount Morris Park West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 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. 116 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines (Downtown and Uptown)” (1996) by Faith Ringgold at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St, 50 feet away, for the M1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 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
    230 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. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.7 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 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 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Mount Morris Park West

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 121st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 121st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Mount Morris Park Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 290 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1893.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 22 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    910 feet
  3. Harlem Village Academy High School
    940 feet
Show all 9
  1. Great Tomorrows USA School
    1,020 feet
  2. Future Leaders Institute Charter School
    1,100 feet
  3. P.S. 242 - the Young Diplomats Magnet Academy School
    1,100 feet
  4. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,160 feet
  5. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    1,210 feet
  6. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    560 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,060 feet
  3. West 124th Street Community Garden
    1,140 feet
  4. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. Harlem Library
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Landmark
    200 feet
  2. St Martins Episcopal Church Landmark
    450 feet
  3. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    500 feet
Show all 11
  1. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    730 feet
  4. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    730 feet
  5. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    850 feet
  6. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    950 feet
  7. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,000 feet
  8. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    240 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Shop Fair 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 13 places to eat and four 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 121st 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.