West 131st Street & Old Broadway

West 131st Street and Old Broadway meet at a three-way junction in Manhattanville-West Harlem, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Broadway/W 131 St · M4
Within a walk
16 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 131st Street & Old Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 125 St 1
    1,210 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 137 St-City College 1
    0.4 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 Broadway/W 131 St, 360 feet away, for the M4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 131 St M4
    360 feet
    M4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 133rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3260 Broadway Gas station
    320 feet
  2. 160 Convent Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Princeton' American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Old Broadway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Old Broadway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of West 131st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 131st Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1851 and 1909.

  1. IRT Broadway Line Viaduct Designated landmark
    660 feet
  2. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House Designated landmark
    740 feet
  3. St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday School Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Citizen's Care Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Success Academy CHS of the Liberal Arts School
    660 feet
  3. Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders School
    660 feet
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  1. Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts School
    660 feet
  2. Success Academy CS Harlem 4 MS School
    1,070 feet
  3. Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sheltering Arms Playground
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Manhattanville Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Manhattanville Houses Listed historic place
    140 feet
  2. Sheffield Farms Stable Listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Baptist Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Annunciation RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Manhattanville Community Center
    550 feet
  2. Older adult center at 530 West 133rd Street Older adult center
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and six 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 Old Broadway or West 131st 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, 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.