West 125th Street & Morningside Avenue

West 125th Street and Morningside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 796 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Roosevelt Triangle is 60 feet away, and the Engine 37/Ladder 40 firehouse is 360 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, nine of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
410 feet · 2 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Morningside Av/W 125 St · M104
Within a walk
37 places
9 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    410 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 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morningside Av/W 125 St, 40 feet away, for the M104.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morningside Av/W 125 St M104
    40 feet
    M104

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morningside Ave & W 123 St 35 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 796 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morningside Heights
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and March 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 Morningside Avenue

  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Morningside Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of West 125th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113173 and 113988.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1860 and 1941.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roosevelt Triangle.

  1. Harlem Hybrid Sculpture by Richard Howard Hunt, 1976
    90 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Teachers College Community School
    550 feet
  2. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Columbia Secondary School
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Kipp Star College Prep Charter School
    1,030 feet
  2. P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roosevelt Triangle
    60 feet
  2. Playground One Twenty Five CXXV Playground
    340 feet
  3. Morningside Park
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. Playground 123 Playground
    690 feet
  2. Hancock Park
    720 feet
  3. Harlem Grows P.S. 125 Community Garden
    730 feet
  4. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    840 feet
  5. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    960 feet
  6. Clayton Williams Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  7. CEP Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  8. St. Nicholas Park
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument Monument or memorial
    760 feet
  2. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Manhattan Ave. W. 120th-123rd Streets Historic District Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Apollo Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church Landmark
    130 feet
  2. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Soul Saving Christ Crusade House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. United House of Prayer for All People House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    200 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    370 feet
  3. Morningside Field House Recreation center
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grant Community Center
    970 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1301 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 37/Ladder 40 Fire station
    360 feet
  2. 28th Precinct Police station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. Duane Reade 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 28 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morningside Avenue or West 125th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.