West 142nd Street & Chisum Place

West 142nd Street and Chisum Place meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The obelisk “369th Infantry Regiment Memorial” is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St · M1, M7, M102
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 142nd Street & Chisum Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Harlem
1 line
  1. 3 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “PARADE” (2018) by Derek Fordjour at the 145 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St, 700 feet away, for the M1, M7 and M102.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 142 St M1, M7, M102
    700 feet
    M1 M7 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M7 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lenox Ave & W 144 St 22 docks in all
    1,120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 1,030 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 1959 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Chisum Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Chisum Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 142nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1921 and 1924.

  1. 369th Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    330 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at 369th Regiment Armory.

  1. 369th Infantry Regiment Memorial Obelisk, 2006
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Global Community Charter School
    510 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    810 feet
  2. William McCray Playground
    950 feet
  3. Fred Samuel Playground
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. St Marks Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Union Congregational Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lincolnton Post Office
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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 West 142nd 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.