3rd Avenue & East 123rd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 123rd Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church is 250 feet away, and Police Service Area #5 is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
3 Av/E 121 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
46 places
15 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,010 feet
    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
    0.4 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, 560 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 121 St M101, M103
    560 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 123 St & Lexington Ave 27 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    890 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 339 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and February 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 1 sign 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 TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-NOON

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 123rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109198 and 114031.

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 Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1891 and 1904.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    630 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
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    580 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    580 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    580 feet
Show all 9
  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    660 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  4. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,170 feet
  5. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    1,170 feet
  6. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    440 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    700 feet
  3. Carver Community Garden
    700 feet
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  1. Life Spire Garden
    700 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    830 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    960 feet
  4. Triboro Plaza
    1,070 feet
  5. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    1,080 feet
  6. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,130 feet
  7. La Casita Garden
    1,210 feet
  8. Wagner Playground
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    810 feet
  2. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    340 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    510 feet
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  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. United Moravian Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,190 feet
  4. True Church of God House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    830 feet
  2. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    670 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 123rd 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.