3rd Avenue & East 124th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 124th 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 Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 firehouse is 120 feet away, and the 125th Street Plaza is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 3rd Avenue.

Safety record
10 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
E 125 St/3 Av · T102
Within a walk
46 places
14 religious buildings, 6 schools and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    750 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
    0.5 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 E 125 St/3 Av, 340 feet away, for the T102.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 125 St/3 Av T102
    340 feet
    T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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
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 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 409 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 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 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 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of East 124th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 114031 and 114598.

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 1888 and 1904.

  1. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Harlem Prep Charter School
    850 feet
  3. Touro University - Harlem College
    850 feet
Show all 11
  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    850 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    910 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    920 feet
  4. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  5. King's Academy School
    1,070 feet
  6. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,220 feet
  7. P.S. 138 School
    1,220 feet
  8. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    440 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    520 feet
  3. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    700 feet
Show all 10
  1. Triboro Plaza
    810 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    870 feet
  3. Life Spire Garden
    960 feet
  4. Harlem Art Park
    1,090 feet
  5. Harlem River Park
    1,130 feet
  6. Othmar Ammann Playground
    1,170 feet
  7. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    960 feet
  2. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    550 feet
  2. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    600 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    930 feet
  4. True Church of God House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    760 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    830 feet
  3. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,320 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 124th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.