1st Avenue & East 115th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 115th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development, and is also named Sister Susanne Lachapelle Way -LSA- by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School is 520 feet away, and Emanuel Baptist Church is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
E 116 St/1 Av · M116
Within a walk
35 places
9 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 115th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 116 St 6
    0.4 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 E 116 St/1 Av, 350 feet away, for the M116.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/1 Av M116 · Shelter
    350 feet
    M116
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M116 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 114 St & 1 Ave 26 docks in all
    320 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
    730 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: Sister Susanne Lachapelle Way -LSA- (Local Law 48 of 2026, enacted on January 17, 2026) and Robert “Black Rob” Ross Way (Local Law 54 of 2022, enacted on January 15, 2022).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 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 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

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

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 115th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 115th Street

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 6 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
    320 feet
  2. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
    520 feet
  3. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
Show all 9
  1. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    820 feet
  2. Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science School
    880 feet
  3. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics School
    880 feet
  4. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    1,040 feet
  5. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    1,120 feet
  6. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    330 feet
  2. Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
    540 feet
  3. Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. Garden
    570 feet
Show all 10
  1. Pleasant Park Garden
    650 feet
  2. P.S. 155 Playground
    730 feet
  3. El Barrio Community Garden
    860 feet
  4. Thomas Jefferson Park Playground
    890 feet
  5. Home Depot Children's Garden
    900 feet
  6. East Harlem Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  7. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    550 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  2. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    620 feet
  3. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center Landmark
    700 feet
Show all 6
  1. Thomas Jefferson Pool Swimming pool
    820 feet
  2. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    980 feet
  3. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    580 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 33 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or East 115th 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, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.