2nd Avenue & East 121st Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 121st Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Wagner Playground is 120 feet away, and Wagner Pool is 1,010 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 40 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
2 Av/E 122 St · M15
Within a walk
40 places
15 religious buildings, 7 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 121st Street 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    0.5 miles
    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 2 Av/E 122 St, 150 feet away, for the M15.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 122 St M15
    150 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

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 122 St 25 docks in all
    250 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM

North side of East 121st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 121st Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    670 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    670 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    670 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    680 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    870 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    1,010 feet
  5. River East Elementary School
    1,010 feet
  6. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    1,250 feet
  7. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wagner Playground
    120 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    770 feet
  3. La Casita Garden
    800 feet
Show all 11
  1. Triboro Plaza
    910 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    920 feet
  3. Papo's Garden
    930 feet
  4. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    950 feet
  5. Harlem Art Park
    1,040 feet
  6. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,110 feet
  7. Othmar Ammann Playground
    1,140 feet
  8. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,010 feet
  2. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,230 feet
  2. 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 18 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 121st Street.

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 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.