3rd Avenue & East 126th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 126th 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. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. is 350 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 37 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
11 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
E 126 St/3 Av · M35
Within a walk
37 places
14 religious buildings, 5 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    730 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 126 St/3 Av, 150 feet away, for the M35.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 126 St/3 Av M35
    150 feet
    M35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 126th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 128 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 1,060 feet 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
    0.4 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.

  • 11 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 May 2025.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 2019.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-8PM

South side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

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
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    350 feet
  3. King's Academy School
    510 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    660 feet
  2. P.S. 138 School
    660 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    660 feet
  4. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    950 feet
  5. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem River Park
    560 feet
  2. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    760 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    850 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Crack Is Wack Playground
    1,090 feet
  4. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    400 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    720 feet
  2. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. True Church of God House of worship
    390 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    270 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    600 feet
  2. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 126th 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.