2nd Avenue & East 116th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 116th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, and is also named Mexico-Tenochtitlan by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 124 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. First Sharon Baptist Church is 290 feet away, and Papo's Garden is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 67 places to eat.

Safety record
45 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 116 St/2 Av · M116
Within a walk
33 places
16 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 116 St 6
    1,260 feet
    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/2 Av, 60 feet away, for the M116.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/2 Av M116
    60 feet
    M116

Next buses at this stop

  1. M116 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 2nd Avenue, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 116 St & 1 Ave 31 docks in all
    700 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
    1,190 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 45 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2020

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 124 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 165th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane 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
15 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Mexico-Tenochtitlan, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 59 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East 116th Street (south side).

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 116th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110214 and 111537.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    230 feet
  2. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    610 feet
  3. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    610 feet
Show all 7
  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  2. P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier School
    920 feet
  3. Our Lady Queen of Angels School
    1,120 feet
  4. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    530 feet
  2. P.S. 155 Playground
    730 feet
  3. Papo's Garden
    1,080 feet
Show all 7
  1. Corozal Family Garden
    1,170 feet
  2. Wagner Playground
    1,230 feet
  3. La Casita Garden
    1,240 feet
  4. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    380 feet
  3. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    480 feet
Show all 7
  1. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    560 feet
  2. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    800 feet
  4. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    240 feet
  2. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Costco Store
    0.3 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 67 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd 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, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.