3rd Avenue & East 118th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 118th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rehoboth Christian Church is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
21 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
3 Av/E 118 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
38 places
18 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    1,010 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 118 St, 170 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 118 St M101, M103
    170 feet
    M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 3rd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.6 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
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 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 March 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
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 118th Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112195 and 114419.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1908.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at East Harlem Artpark.

  1. Growth Sculpture by Jorge Luis Rodríguez, 1985
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    650 feet
  3. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    810 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    900 feet
  2. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 155 William Paca School
    1,170 feet
  4. Renaissance School of the Arts School
    1,170 feet
  5. James Weldon Johnson School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Papo's Garden
    430 feet
  2. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    500 feet
  3. La Casita Garden
    590 feet
Show all 8
  1. Corozal Family Garden
    600 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    800 feet
  3. Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden
    880 feet
  4. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,000 feet
  5. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    350 feet
  3. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 10
  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    820 feet
  2. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    840 feet
  4. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    890 feet
  5. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    930 feet
  6. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    980 feet
  7. Emanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  2. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    1,290 feet
  3. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    660 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    770 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    350 feet
  2. Costco Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. East River Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 118th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.