West 126th Street & West 127th Street

West 126th Street and West 127th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tabernaculo de la Fe is 510 feet away, and Grant Shade Garden- Grant Houses (NYCHA) is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · A, B, C, D
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 125 St · M11, M100, M101, M104
Within a walk
29 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 126th Street & West 127th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St A, B, C, D
    1,150 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
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 125 St, 280 feet away, for the M11, M100, M101 and M104.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 125 St M11, M100, M101, M104 · Shelter
    280 feet
    M11 M100 M101 M104
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M11 …
  2. M100 …
  3. M101 …
  4. M104 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 125 St 39 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Marginal Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 123 Morningside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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 four 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 March 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)
Morningside Heights
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1920 and 1955.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 126th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 127th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 127th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1909.

  1. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Visions of Success I Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Teachers College Community School
    660 feet
  3. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    1,030 feet
  2. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    1,030 feet
  3. The East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheltering Arms Playground
    330 feet
  2. Grant Shade Garden- Grant Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    930 feet
  3. Roosevelt Triangle
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. St. Nicholas Park
    1,220 feet
  2. St. Nicholas Miracle Garden
    1,260 feet
  3. William B. Washington Memorial Garden
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. St Marys Center Nursing home or hospice
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Broadway Synagogue Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. George Bruce Library Landmark
    920 feet
  3. Public School 157 Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Antioch Baptist Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Tabernaculo de la Fe House of worship
    510 feet
  3. Manhattan Pentecostal Church House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Joseph of the Holy Family Church Landmark
    760 feet
  2. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Post Office
    970 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Upper Manhattan Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
  3. Grant Community Center
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 1301 Amsterdam Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 26th Precinct Police station
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,220 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along West 126th Street or West 127th 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, 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.