West 146th Street & Esplanade Gardens Plaza

West 146th Street and Esplanade Gardens Plaza meet at a three-way junction in Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Greater Hood Memorial Church is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 145 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1968, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
145 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/W 146 St · M1, M7
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 146th Street & Esplanade Gardens Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 145 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 145 St 3
    260 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
    0.3 miles
    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 146 St, 40 feet away, for the M1 and M7.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/W 146 St M1, M7
    40 feet
    M1 M7

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M7 …

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 146 St 24 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound, 0.5 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
    1.1 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 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 1928 and 1968.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
    360 feet
  2. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) Garden
    1,260 feet
  3. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Hood Memorial Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. New Mount Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. St Thomas Liberal Catholic Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Esplanade Gardens Plaza or West 146th Street.

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