West 122nd Street & Mount Morris Park West

West 122nd 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, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church is 90 feet away, and Pelham Fritz Recreation Center is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Mount Morris Park West/W 121 St · M1
Within a walk
41 places
22 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 122nd Street & Mount Morris Park West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    1,290 feet
    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
    0.4 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, 220 feet away, for the M1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1888 and 1909.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 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 122nd Street

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

South side of West 122nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 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 are two Individual Landmarks, and 248 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1892.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy High School
    680 feet
  3. Great Tomorrows USA School
    750 feet
Show all 8
  1. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    940 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    940 feet
  3. Future Leaders Institute Charter School
    1,040 feet
  4. P.S. 242 - the Young Diplomats Magnet Academy School
    1,040 feet
  5. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    90 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    750 feet
  3. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 124th Street Community Garden
    870 feet
  2. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    960 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Harlem Library
    830 feet
  3. Mount Morris Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Landmark
    90 feet
  2. St Martins Episcopal Church Landmark
    420 feet
  3. Greater Bethel AME Church Landmark
    440 feet
Show all 12
  1. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    580 feet
  2. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    680 feet
  3. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    730 feet
  4. Emanuel AME Church House of worship
    760 feet
  5. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    850 feet
  6. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    980 feet
  7. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  8. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,270 feet
  9. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    140 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mount Morris Park West or West 122nd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.