West 145th Street & Lenox Avenue

West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue meet at a six-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 97 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 4,749 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
74 hurt
97 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Lenox Av/W 145 St · BX92
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 listed historic place and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 145th Street & Lenox Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 145 St 3
    90 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Harlem-148 St 3
    0.4 miles
    3
  2. 135 St 2, 3
    0.5 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 Lenox Av/W 145 St, 50 feet away, for the BX92.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lenox Av/W 145 St BX92
    50 feet
    BX92

Next buses at this stop

  1. BX92 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 228 West 145th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 97 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 73 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 13 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2008
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2017
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4,749 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Northbound on Lenox Avenue3,132
Eastbound on West 145th Street1,617
Total4,749

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10039
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
32
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lenox Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lenox Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 145th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 145th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    80 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 145th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    20 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 108 West 146th Street Older adult center
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 145th Street Bridge Pedestrian and Bike Path, Esplanade Gardens Plaza, Lenox Avenue or West 145th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.