2nd Avenue & East 118th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 118th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat. Along 2nd Avenue run a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 2pm to 7pm, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
17 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
2 Av/E 119 St · M15
Within a walk
36 places
15 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 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 2 Av/E 119 St, 160 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 119 St M15
    160 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 1st Avenue Gas station
    1,180 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
14 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 between 1900 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 118th Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 Romanesque Revival, and built in 1895.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Wagner Playground.

  1. Senator Robert F. Wagner Bust by Georg John Lober, 1959
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 8 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    470 feet
  2. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    470 feet
  3. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    790 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    1,280 feet
  5. River East Elementary School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    170 feet
  2. Papo's Garden
    540 feet
  3. P.S. 155 Playground
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. Wagner Playground
    690 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    700 feet
  3. El Barrio Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  4. Home Depot Children's Garden
    1,180 feet
  5. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,210 feet
  6. East Harlem Community Garden
    1,300 feet
  7. Corozal Family Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    360 feet
  2. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    610 feet
  3. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  4. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,050 feet
  2. 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 44 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 118th 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 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.