2nd Avenue & East 119th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 119th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Emanuel Baptist Church is 400 feet away, and Harlem Art Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
2 Av/E 119 St · M15
Within a walk
38 places
17 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 119th 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 2 Av/E 119 St, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 119 St M15
    120 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 and East 119th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 122 St 25 docks in all
    770 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
    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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

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

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 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 119th Street

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

South side of East 119th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 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
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    530 feet
  2. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    730 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 11
  1. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    730 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    1,020 feet
  3. River East Elementary School
    1,020 feet
  4. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,040 feet
  5. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,100 feet
  6. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,200 feet
  7. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,200 feet
  8. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Papo's Garden
    400 feet
  2. Wagner Playground
    430 feet
  3. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    430 feet
Show all 7
  1. La Casita Garden
    440 feet
  2. P.S. 155 Playground
    890 feet
  3. Harlem Art Park
    1,240 feet
  4. Carver Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    870 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
Show all 7
  1. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,240 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  4. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,100 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    790 feet
  2. Costco Store
    0.4 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 38 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 119th 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, NYCHA, 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.