2nd Avenue & East 123rd Street

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and East 123rd Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development, and is also named Jesus ‘Tato’ Laviera Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem Prep Charter School is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
2 Av/E 124 St · M15
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 5 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 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 124 St, 320 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 124 St M15
    320 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

  • 19 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
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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

This corner carries two co-namings: Jesus ‘Tato’ Laviera Way (Local Law 110 of 2017, enacted on June 24, 2017) and Carmen D. Perez Way (Local Law 41 of 2024, enacted on January 20, 2024).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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. 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 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 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 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 123rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 123rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    300 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    300 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    300 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carver Community Garden
    250 feet
  2. Triboro Plaza
    380 feet
  3. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    390 feet
Show all 10
  1. Wagner Playground
    500 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    590 feet
  3. Othmar Ammann Playground
    620 feet
  4. Louis Cuvillier Park
    1,000 feet
  5. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,170 feet
  6. Crack Is Wack Playground
    1,220 feet
  7. Harlem River Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    500 feet
  3. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    490 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    530 feet
  2. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  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 18 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 123rd 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, NYC Records, 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.