West 126th Street & Old Broadway

West 126th Street and Old Broadway meet at a four-way crossing in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 310 feet away, and the 26th Precinct is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
600 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
W 125 St/Old Broadway · M104, M125
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 126th Street & Old Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 1
    600 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    0.4 miles
    A B C D
  2. 137 St-City College 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “River to River” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 125 St/Old Broadway, 310 feet away, for the M104 and M125.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 125 St/Old Broadway M104, M125
    310 feet
    M104 M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M104 …
  2. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 131 St 21 docks in all
    930 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3260 Broadway Gas station
    1,040 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10027
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 9
City Council district
7
Police precinct
26
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Manhattanville-West Harlem
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Old Broadway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Old Broadway

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

North side of West 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1851 and 1915.

  1. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House Designated landmark
    310 feet
  2. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    320 feet
  3. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    480 feet
  2. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    480 feet
  3. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    480 feet
Show all 4
  1. Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheltering Arms Playground
    170 feet
  2. Grant Shade Garden- Grant Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    770 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Manhattanville Public space
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. St Marys Center Nursing home or hospice
    470 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Broadway Synagogue Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Listed historic place
    580 feet
  3. Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. George Bruce Library Landmark
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Pentecostal Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. 26th Precinct Police station
    330 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    350 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Old Broadway or West 126th 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.