1st Avenue & Paladino Avenue

The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and Paladino Avenue is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Louis Cuvillier Park is 50 feet away, and Village Academy Charter High School is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them parks, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
1 Av/Paladino Av · M15, M116
Within a walk
16 places
6 parks, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
1st Avenue & Paladino Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/Paladino Av, 140 feet away, for the M15 and M116.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/Paladino Av M15, M116
    140 feet
    M15 M116

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. 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.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 docks in all
    1,170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive at 1st Avenue, 330 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 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 in 1957.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Paladino Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Paladino Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 swimming pool

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    810 feet
  2. River East Elementary School
    810 feet
  3. Village Academy Charter High School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Louis Cuvillier Park
    50 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    180 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    340 feet
Show all 8
  1. Othmar Ammann Playground
    490 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    810 feet
  3. Carver Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  4. Harlem River Park
    1,110 feet
  5. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Costco Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Paladino Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.