5th Avenue & 117th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 117th Street is in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Salvation & Deliverance Church is 620 feet away, and P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 5th Avenue.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
5 Av/W 118 St · M1
Within a walk
30 places
12 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 117th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 2, 3
    1,280 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
    0.5 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 5 Av/W 118 St, 130 feet away, for the M1.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 118 St M1 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 42 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
    670 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (South)
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1973 and 2006.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 117th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of 117th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 42 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1886 and 1895.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    650 feet
  3. Harlem Gems UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School
    900 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 School
    900 feet
  3. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    970 feet
  4. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    1,210 feet
  5. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    560 feet
  2. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    740 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,130 feet
  2. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,220 feet
  4. La Cuevita Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 8
  1. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    810 feet
  2. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    860 feet
  4. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    900 feet
  5. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    170 feet
  2. Kings Towers Community Center
    820 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 58/Ladder 26 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.