1st Avenue & East 101st Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 101st Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem RBI is 330 feet away, and Stanley Isaacs Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
1 Av/E 102 St · M15
Within a walk
21 places
7 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 101st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blueprint for a Landscape” (2017) by Sarah Sze at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 102 St, 400 feet away, for the M15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 102 St M15 · Shelter
    400 feet
    M15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 102 St & 1 Ave 25 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 1,110 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 101st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 101st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Minds In Motion Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  3. Innovation Charter High School
    660 feet
Show all 10
  1. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics School
    660 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 School
    660 feet
  4. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    930 feet
  5. Central Park East II School
    940 feet
  6. NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem School
    940 feet
  7. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem RBI Park
    330 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    940 feet
  3. Blake Hobbs Playground
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Stanley Isaacs Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Playground 103 CIII Park
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 10 Ambulance station
    1,160 feet
  2. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Metro North Plaza Listed historic place
    470 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East River Community Center
    880 feet
  2. Community center at East River Community center
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 101st Street.

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