West 125th Street & Frederick Douglass Boulevard

West 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 69 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. United House of Prayer for All People is 140 feet away, and Apollo Theatre is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the A, B, C and D. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
46 hurt
69 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St · M10
Within a walk
37 places
13 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 125th Street & Frederick Douglass Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    480 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. 125 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. 116 St B, C
    0.5 miles
    B C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St, 70 feet away, for the M10.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frederick Douglass Blvd/W 125 St M10 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

West 125th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 30 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
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    1,220 feet
  2. 532 West 122nd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 69 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 46 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
28
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 366 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 56 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on West 125th Street (south side).

East side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Frederick Douglass Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of West 125th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111334, 111596, 112266, 112267 and 113074.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1912 and 1914.

  1. Theresa Towers Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Center for Accelerated Learning Trade or language school
    940 feet
  2. New Design Middle School
    1,170 feet
  3. P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Saint Nicholas Child care
    1,200 feet
  2. Petits Poussins Too Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    330 feet
  2. CEP Community Garden
    330 feet
  3. Hancock Park
    900 feet
Show all 10
  1. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    650 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    720 feet
  3. Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) Garden
    810 feet
  4. Roosevelt Triangle
    960 feet
  5. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    1,230 feet
  6. St. Nicholas Park
    1,240 feet
  7. Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    730 feet
  2. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. The Studio Museum in Harlem Museum
    1,190 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    370 feet
  3. Trinity AME Church House of worship
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Refuge Temple Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  4. Rescue Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  5. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    650 feet
  2. Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    680 feet
  3. Manhattanville Post Office
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. 28th Precinct Police station
    760 feet
  2. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    130 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    450 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frederick Douglass Boulevard or West 125th Street.

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