3rd Avenue & East 125th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 125th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 440 feet to the 125th Street Library, and Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
39 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
E 125 St/3 Av · T102
Within a walk
45 places
14 religious buildings, 7 schools and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    510 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 …

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, 100 feet away, for the T102.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. T102 …

Live arrivals

East 125th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    700 feet
  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 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 39 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
  • Turn calming, July 2025

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
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 406 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of East 125th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 125th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 3PM-7PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110345.

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
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    630 feet
  3. King's Academy School
    790 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 138 School
    940 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    940 feet
  4. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,130 feet
  5. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,130 feet
  6. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,130 feet
  7. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,200 feet
  8. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,230 feet
  9. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    560 feet
  2. Triboro Plaza
    780 feet
  3. Carver Community Garden
    800 feet
Show all 8
  1. Harlem River Park
    840 feet
  2. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    980 feet
  3. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,150 feet
  5. Life Spire Garden
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    440 feet
  2. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    600 feet
  3. True Church of God House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    910 feet
  4. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    550 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    930 feet
  3. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 125th 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.