5th Avenue & 118th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 118th Street is in Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bethel Way the Cross Church is 440 feet away, and Pelham Fritz Recreation Center is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
5 Av/W 118 St · M1
Within a walk
29 places
12 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

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, 160 feet away, for the M1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 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 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 118th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 118th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Bus layover only 3 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY SUNDAY 7AM-7PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 74 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1891 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    390 feet
  2. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    710 feet
  3. Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School
    900 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 School
    900 feet
  3. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    950 feet
  4. Harlem Gems UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    480 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Peaceful Valley Garden
    820 feet
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  1. Mt. Morris East Playground
    930 feet
  2. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    960 feet
  3. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    550 feet
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  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  4. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    430 feet
  2. Kings Towers Community Center
    1,080 feet
  3. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    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 18 places to eat and 12 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.