3rd Avenue & East 120th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 120th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Growth” is 310 feet away, and Eugene McCabe Field is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/E 120 St · BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +1
Within a walk
38 places
17 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 120th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 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 120 St, 80 feet away, for the BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 and BxM10.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 120 St BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +1
    80 feet
    BxM6 BxM7 BxM8 BxM9 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM6 …
  2. BxM7 …
  3. BxM8 …
  4. BxM9 …
  5. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 120th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 120 St 28 docks in all
    550 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 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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, January 2017
  • Turn calming, July 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
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 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 120th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 120th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113842 and 114225.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1895.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    270 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
    310 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    130 feet
  3. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    380 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    440 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,220 feet
  3. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,220 feet
  4. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Art Park
    280 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    430 feet
  3. Papo's Garden
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    820 feet
  2. Wagner Playground
    870 feet
  3. Life Spire Garden
    1,020 feet
  4. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,020 feet
  5. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,110 feet
  6. Corozal Family Garden
    1,120 feet
  7. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  4. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    540 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    1,090 feet
  2. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,170 feet
  3. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    130 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 120th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.