2nd Avenue & East 120th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 120th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The bust “Senator Robert F. Wagner” is 150 feet away, and P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about nine minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
2 Av/E 119 St · M15
Within a walk
40 places
13 religious buildings, 9 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 120th 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 nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.5 miles
    4 5 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, 390 feet away, for the M15.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 119 St M15
    390 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 120th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 122 St 25 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive at 1st Avenue, 0.4 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 204 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 67 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

East side of East 120th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

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
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    420 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    750 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
Show all 13
  1. River East Elementary School
    750 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    840 feet
  3. Touro University - Harlem College
    930 feet
  4. Harlem Prep Charter School
    930 feet
  5. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    930 feet
  6. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    990 feet
  7. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    990 feet
  8. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,090 feet
  9. Village Academy Charter High School
    1,190 feet
  10. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wagner Playground
    160 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    540 feet
  3. Papo's Garden
    670 feet
Show all 9
  1. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    700 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    990 feet
  3. Carver Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  4. P.S. 155 Playground
    1,160 feet
  5. Triboro Plaza
    1,160 feet
  6. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    670 feet
  2. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
Show all 6
  1. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet
  3. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    840 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    980 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 22 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 120th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.