5th Avenue & 116th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 116th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Christ Apostolic Faith Church is 140 feet away, and La Cuevita Community Garden is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 5th Avenue.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 116 St/5 Av · M102, M116
Within a walk
31 places
12 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 2, 3
    1,030 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. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Minton's Playhouse (uptown), The Movers and Shakers (downtown)” (1999) by Vincent Smith at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 116 St/5 Av, 70 feet away, for the M102 and M116.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/5 Av M102, M116 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M102 M116
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M116 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & Madison Ave 29 docks in all
    950 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, May 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
25 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 194 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 116th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 116th Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-9PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109276 and 112482.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 community centers
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    940 feet
  3. Harlem Gems UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 11
  1. East Calvary Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School
    1,180 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 School
    1,180 feet
  5. Sunshine Daycare of East Harlem Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  6. Rise Up Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
  7. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,250 feet
  8. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    770 feet
  2. La Cuevita Community Garden
    960 feet
  3. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    580 feet
Show all 7
  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Emanuel AME Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  4. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    320 feet
  2. Kings Towers Community Center
    540 feet
  3. Community center at Taft Community center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 58/Ladder 26 Fire station
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.