5th Avenue & 112th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 112th Street is in Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's King Towers development. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The statue “Duke Ellington Memorial” is 530 feet away, and Harlem Link Charter School is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/W 112 St · M1
Within a walk
34 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 112th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3
    1,270 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 116 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Message from Malcolm” (1998) by Maren Hassinger at the 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 112 St, 120 feet away, for the M1.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 112 St M1
    120 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 111 St & 5 Ave 24 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10026
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
8 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
23 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's King Towers development.

Since 2014 at least 360 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 75 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 112th Street

  • Back-in parking only 14 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 112th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Duke Ellington Circle.

  1. Duke Ellington Memorial Statue by Robert Graham, 1997
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 gardens
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Calvary Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    20 feet
  2. Sunshine Daycare of East Harlem Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    140 feet
  3. Harlem Academy School
    270 feet
Show all 11
  1. Rise Up Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Harlem Link Charter School
    570 feet
  3. The Locke School of Arts and Engineering School
    570 feet
  4. P.S. 185 - the Early Childhood Discovery and Design Magnet School Pre-K
    570 feet
  5. East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  6. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  7. Cooke School and Institute School
    970 feet
  8. Harlen Chldrn Zone Academy II Es School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Diversity Edible Farm Garden
    790 feet
  3. Bernard Family Playground
    990 feet
Show all 12
  1. Mission Garden
    890 feet
  2. Pueblo Unido Garden
    890 feet
  3. Villa Santruce Garden
    970 feet
  4. Villa Santurce Garden
    970 feet
  5. Pa'lante Community Garden
    1,040 feet
  6. Martin Luther King, Jr. Playground
    1,050 feet
  7. Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park Park feature
    1,090 feet
  8. East 110th Street Playground
    1,130 feet
  9. Harlem Meer in Central Park Park feature
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sendero Verde Public space
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Duke Ellington Statue Monument or memorial
    530 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Christian Temple House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kings Towers Community Center
    690 feet
  2. Older adult center at 50 Lenox Avenue Older adult center
    890 feet
  3. Community center at Taft Community center
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 1641 Madison Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 58/Ladder 26 Fire station
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.