2nd Avenue & East 122nd Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 122nd Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV is 410 feet away, and Othmar Ammann Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
2 Av/E 122 St · M15
Within a walk
39 places
14 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 122nd 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 eight 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 …

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

  • 25 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
    40 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
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 1957 and 1974.

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

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and June 2020, 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 122nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 122nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10PM 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 Renaissance Revival, and built in 1904.

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
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 5 parks
  • 5 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    410 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    410 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    410 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    940 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,130 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    1,270 feet
  5. River East Elementary School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wagner Playground
    240 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    510 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    640 feet
Show all 13
  1. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    650 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    850 feet
  3. Othmar Ammann Playground
    880 feet
  4. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,030 feet
  5. La Casita Garden
    1,060 feet
  6. Papo's Garden
    1,190 feet
  7. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    1,220 feet
  8. Life Spire Garden
    1,230 feet
  9. Louis Cuvillier Park
    1,270 feet
  10. Harlem Art Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    1,080 feet
  2. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    740 feet
  3. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    750 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 122nd 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.