3rd Avenue & East 127th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 127th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. United Moravian Church is 110 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 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 3rd Avenue.

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

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 127th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    990 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, 410 feet away, for the M35.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 800 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    1,250 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 401 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 127th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of East 127th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. King's Academy School
    250 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    400 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 138 School
    400 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    400 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    610 feet
  4. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,210 feet
  5. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem River Park
    310 feet
  2. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    500 feet
  3. Crack Is Wack Playground
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. Triboro Plaza
    1,050 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    980 feet
  2. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    110 feet
  2. True Church of God House of worship
    150 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Robinson Community Center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    860 feet
  2. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    910 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 17 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 127th 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.