1st Avenue & East 116th Street

The four-way crossing of 1st Avenue and East 116th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 49 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 405 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 1,160 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6.

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

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & East 116th 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, 70 feet away, for the M116.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/1 Av M116 · Shelter
    70 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 116 St & 1 Ave 31 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    440 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 49 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 33 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 11 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Turn calming, February 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,160 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2025, 405 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,311th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 531 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 116th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 116th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    530 feet
  3. Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
    810 feet
Show all 8
  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    830 feet
  3. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    830 feet
  4. Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science School
    1,160 feet
  5. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. P.S. 155 Playground
    440 feet
  2. El Barrio Community Garden
    570 feet
  3. Home Depot Children's Garden
    610 feet
Show all 11
  1. Thomas Jefferson Park
    620 feet
  2. East Harlem Community Garden
    730 feet
  3. Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden
    830 feet
  4. Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. Garden
    860 feet
  5. Pleasant Park Garden
    940 feet
  6. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    1,010 feet
  7. Thomas Jefferson Park Playground
    1,170 feet
  8. Los Amigos Garden NYRP Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    570 feet
  2. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
Show all 6
  1. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  3. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    690 feet
  2. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    690 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2205 1st Avenue Older adult center
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Older adult center at Jefferson Older adult center
    910 feet
  2. Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
    990 feet
  3. Thomas Jefferson Pool Swimming pool
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    90 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    1,260 feet

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    1,070 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 26 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 116th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.