2nd Avenue & East 128th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and East 128th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Triboro Plaza is 610 feet away, and P.S. 138 is 1,070 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 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
E 128 St/3 Av · M125
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & East 128th 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 seven 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 E 128 St/3 Av, 580 feet away, for the M125.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 128 St/3 Av M125
    580 feet
    M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 128th Street.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 128 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at 2nd Avenue & Harlem River Drive, 120 feet by car along the streets.

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

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 120 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 1900 and 1910.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 128th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 128th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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
    100 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. King's Academy School
    680 feet
  2. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 138 School
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,070 feet
  2. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crack Is Wack Playground
    90 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    460 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    610 feet
Show all 7
  1. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    930 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    1,220 feet
  3. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,250 feet
  4. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. True Church of God House of worship
    760 feet
  2. United Moravian Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet
  2. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or East 128th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.