5th Avenue & 120th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 120th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mt. Morris East Playground is 410 feet away, and Eugene McCabe Field is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
5 Av/W 120 St · M1
Within a walk
31 places
13 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 120th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.4 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. 125 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 116 St 6
    0.5 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 120 St, 130 feet away, for the M1.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 120 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 120th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Mt Morris Park W & W 120 St 27 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 164 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 120th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 122 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1896.

  1. Narcotics Cure Center Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    210 feet
  2. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    460 feet
  3. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    810 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    350 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    410 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    440 feet
  2. Eugene McCabe Field
    820 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,220 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Mount Morris Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Emanuel AME Church Landmark
    450 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church Landmark
    800 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Mount Olivet Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  4. St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    670 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    970 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six 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.