West 125th Street & Lenox Avenue

West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 101 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. West 124th Street Community Garden is 320 feet away, and Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem Parsonage stands 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 62 public places and 55 places to eat.

Safety record
69 hurt
101 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Lenox Av/W 125 St · M7, M102
Within a walk
62 places
35 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 125th Street & Lenox Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    80 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. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D
  2. 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 Lenox Av/W 125 St, 140 feet away, for the M7 and M102.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lenox Av/W 125 St M7, M102
    140 feet
    M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M7 …
  2. M102 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 126 St 50 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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 101 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 69 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 25 of those hurt, on foot
  • 12 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2010
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2010
  • Turn calming, December 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 220 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 76 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 14 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and July 2026; 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 Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of West 125th Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110147, 113063, 114678 and 114791.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 102 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1887.

  1. Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem Parsonage Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. The Harlem Club Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 public places.

  • 35 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    460 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    460 feet
  3. Coll New Rochelle Rosa Parks Campus College
    670 feet
Show all 10
  1. Harlem Village Academy High School
    660 feet
  2. Great Tomorrows USA School
    660 feet
  3. West Harlem Community Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  4. NY Center for Child Development School
    1,110 feet
  5. Center for Accelerated Learning Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Uptown Harlem Gems School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  7. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 124th Street Community Garden
    320 feet
  2. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    740 feet
  3. Harlem Grows 127th Street Learning Annex Garden
    840 feet
Show all 9
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. West 123rd Street Community Garden
    890 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,030 feet
  4. Edward P. Bowman Park Garden
    1,210 feet
  5. Unity Park Garden
    1,210 feet
  6. Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. The Studio Museum in Harlem Museum
    660 feet
  3. National Jazz Museum in Harlem Museum
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. Harlem Library
    1,110 feet
  2. Hotel Theresa Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  3. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    330 feet
  2. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    490 feet
  3. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church Landmark
    510 feet
Show all 16
  1. Greater Bethel AME Church Landmark
    610 feet
  2. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    730 feet
  3. Refuge Temple Church House of worship
    860 feet
  4. St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    900 feet
  5. Haitian Evangelical Missionary Church House of worship
    930 feet
  6. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    970 feet
  7. Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    1,020 feet
  8. Holy Cross African Orthodox Church Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  9. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  10. Prophetic Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  11. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  12. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet
  13. Glendale Baptist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 127 West 127th Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    230 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    420 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lenox Avenue 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, 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.