5th Avenue & 119th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 119th 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. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
5 Av/W 120 St · M1
Within a walk
33 places
13 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 119th 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 seven 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
  2. 125 St 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 120 St, 140 feet away, for the M1.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 120 St M1 · Shelter
    140 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 119th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 17 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 Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.8 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 nine 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 May 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)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 187 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 119th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 119th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 106 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1896.

  1. Narcotics Cure Center Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    130 feet
  2. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    450 feet
  3. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    690 feet
Show all 9
  1. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,070 feet
  3. Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth School
    1,160 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 School
    1,160 feet
  6. Harlem Gems UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    220 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    370 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    700 feet
  2. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,080 feet
  3. Peaceful Valley Garden
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    330 feet
  2. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    400 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    490 feet
Show all 7
  1. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  4. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    700 feet
  2. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    930 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown 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 15 places to eat and ten 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.