1st Avenue & East 114th Street

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and East 114th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. is 500 feet away, and Thomas Jefferson Pool is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, six of them gardens, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
1 Av/E 113 St · M15
Within a walk
27 places
6 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 114th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 116 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 “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 113 St, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 113 St M15
    150 feet
    M15

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.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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 (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 2,400 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 13 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
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 114th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 114th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    750 feet
  2. El Arbol de Esperanza Sculpture by L. Brower Hatcher, 1995
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    780 feet
  3. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
    780 feet
Show all 7
  1. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  3. Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science School
    1,130 feet
  4. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    70 feet
  2. Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. Garden
    500 feet
  3. Pleasant Park Garden
    540 feet
Show all 9
  1. Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
    550 feet
  2. Thomas Jefferson Park Playground
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 155 Playground
    990 feet
  4. El Barrio Community Garden
    1,120 feet
  5. Home Depot Children's Garden
    1,160 feet
  6. East Harlem Community Garden
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    370 feet
  2. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    370 feet
  3. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center Landmark
    440 feet
Show all 6
  1. Thomas Jefferson Pool Swimming pool
    560 feet
  2. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    1,230 feet
  3. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 114th 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, 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.