1st Avenue & East 103rd Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 103rd Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's East River development. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them schools, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
1 Av/E 102 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
9 schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 103rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

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.

  • 28 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st Avenue Gas station
    810 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 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
7 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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 1940 and 1973.

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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of East 103rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 103rd Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Harlem Scholars Academy CS HS School
    410 feet
  2. Young Minds In Motion Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. East Harlem School at Exodus House School
    600 feet
Show all 14
  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  3. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,090 feet
  4. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    1,100 feet
  5. P.S. 146 Ann M. Short School
    1,100 feet
  6. Innovation Charter High School
    1,180 feet
  7. M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academics School
    1,180 feet
  8. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3 School
    1,180 feet
  9. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  10. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    1,260 feet
  11. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Blake Hobbs Playground
    800 feet
  2. Harlem RBI Park
    860 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Playground 103 CIII Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Metro North Plaza Listed historic place
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East River Community Center
    350 feet
  2. Community center at East River Community center
    930 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 16 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 1st Avenue or East 103rd 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.