3rd Avenue & East 121st Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 121st Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem Courthouse, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 210 feet away, and Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility is 1,290 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 40 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
3 Av/E 121 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
40 places
16 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 121st 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    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 3 Av/E 121 St, 40 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 121 St M101, M103
    40 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.

  • 39 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
    780 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
    0.3 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and April 2026; 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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 121st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 121st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CIVIL COURT JUDGES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112876 and 113842.

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
    210 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
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Art Park
    310 feet
  2. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    560 feet
  3. La Casita Garden
    690 feet
Show all 12
  1. Life Spire Garden
    760 feet
  2. Wagner Playground
    850 feet
  3. Papo's Garden
    890 feet
  4. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    970 feet
  5. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  6. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,110 feet
  7. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,220 feet
  8. Carver Community Garden
    1,220 feet
  9. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,290 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    250 feet
  3. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    910 feet
  2. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    140 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    530 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 121st 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.