West 123rd Street & Mount Morris Park West

West 123rd 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, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marcus Garvey Park is 70 feet away, and Greater Bethel AME Church is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 23 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Mount Morris Park West/W 124 St · M1
Within a walk
40 places
23 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 123rd Street & Mount Morris Park West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    1,030 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
  2. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6

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 124 St, 180 feet away, for the M1.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mount Morris Park West/W 124 St M1
    180 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Mt Morris Park W & W 120 St 27 docks in all
    750 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1889 and 1910.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 124 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Mount Morris Park West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 123rd Street

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

South side of West 123rd Street

  • No parking 2 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 172 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1889.

  1. The Harlem Club Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. St. Martin's Protestant Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 23 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    330 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy High School
    420 feet
  3. Great Tomorrows USA School
    500 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    680 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    680 feet
  3. Future Leaders Institute Charter School
    1,300 feet
  4. P.S. 242 - the Young Diplomats Magnet Academy School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    500 feet
  3. West 124th Street Community Garden
    610 feet
Show all 5
  1. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    860 feet
  2. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Library
    570 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Landmark
    330 feet
  3. Greater Bethel AME Church Landmark
    390 feet
Show all 12
  1. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    670 feet
  3. St Martins Episcopal Church Landmark
    680 feet
  4. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    970 feet
  5. Emanuel AME Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  6. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  7. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  8. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  9. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    350 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and eight 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 123rd 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.