2nd Avenue & East 127th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 127th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem River Park is 200 feet away, and P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
E 126 St/2 Av · M35
Within a walk
27 places
8 religious buildings, 5 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 127th 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 six 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 E 126 St/2 Av, 430 feet away, for the M35.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 126 St/2 Av M35
    430 feet
    M35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 100 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    550 feet
  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 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 800 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 2009 and 2019.

Since 2014 at least 331 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 127th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 127th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 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 Renaissance Revival, and built in 1904.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Crack is Wack Playground.

  1. Crack Is Wack Mural by Keith Haring, 1986
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. King's Academy School
    940 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 138 School
    1,100 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,100 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crack Is Wack Playground
    130 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    200 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    350 feet
Show all 9
  1. Carver Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    980 feet
  3. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    990 feet
  4. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,190 feet
  5. Othmar Ammann Playground
    1,280 feet
  6. Louis Cuvillier Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. True Church of God House of worship
    740 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    880 feet
  2. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and three 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 127th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, 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.