1st Avenue & East 112th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 112th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. Along 1st Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
10 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
1 Av/E 111 St · M15
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 112th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 110 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 “Sábado en la Ciento Diez (Saturday on 110th Street)” (1996) by Manuel Vega at the 110 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 111 St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 111 St M15 · Shelter
    160 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 114 St & 1 Ave 26 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, December 2022

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 (North)
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 1,800 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 Jefferson development.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 112th Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 112th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1935 and 1936.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Thomas Jefferson Park.

  1. Tomorrow's Wind Sculpture by Melvin Edwards, 1995
    540 feet
  2. El Arbol de Esperanza Sculpture by L. Brower Hatcher, 1995
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Northside Headstart Center School
    920 feet
  2. Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Dawning Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Reece School
    1,090 feet
  4. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    60 feet
  2. Thomas Jefferson Park Playground
    880 feet
  3. East River Esplanade Park
    890 feet
Show all 8
  1. Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. Garden
    1,000 feet
  2. Pleasant Park Garden
    1,050 feet
  3. Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Humacao Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  5. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center Landmark
    110 feet
  2. Thomas Jefferson Pool Swimming pool
    340 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    500 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    500 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue, East 112th Street or Thomas Jefferson Park Path.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.