2nd Avenue & Harlem River Drive

The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and Harlem River Drive is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The mural “Crack Is Wack” is 190 feet away, and Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist is 1,300 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 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
E 126 St/2 Av · M35
Within a walk
23 places
7 religious buildings, 4 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & Harlem River Drive 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 E 126 St/2 Av, 580 feet away, for the M35.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

A ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound starts at this corner.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2019.

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
10 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 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
    800 feet
  2. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 138 School
    1,190 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crack Is Wack Playground
    40 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    340 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    500 feet
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  1. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  3. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,130 feet
  4. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    810 feet
  2. True Church of God House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet
  2. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,050 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 nine places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or Harlem River Drive.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.