1st Avenue & East 102nd Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 102nd Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's East River development. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Blake Hobbs Playground is 810 feet away, and Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them schools, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
1 Av/E 102 St · M15
Within a walk
20 places
8 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 102nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 102 St, 140 feet away, for the M15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 102 St M15 · Shelter
    140 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 and East 102nd Street.

  • 32 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
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 840 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st Avenue Gas station
    1,070 feet
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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, August 2015
  • Turn calming, December 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's East River development.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 102nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 102nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Minds In Motion Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    230 feet
  2. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    670 feet
  3. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
Show all 11
  1. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    860 feet
  3. Innovation Charter High School
    930 feet
  4. M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics School
    930 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 School
    930 feet
  6. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,120 feet
  7. Central Park East II School
    1,200 feet
  8. NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem RBI Park
    600 feet
  2. Blake Hobbs Playground
    810 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Playground 103 CIII Park
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Metro North Plaza Listed historic place
    410 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East River Community Center
    620 feet
  2. Community center at East River Community center
    670 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 102nd 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.