5th Avenue & 124th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 124th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marcus Garvey Park is 40 feet away, and Harlem Library is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
5 Av/W 125 St · M1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4
Within a walk
41 places
18 religious buildings, 5 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 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. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines (Downtown and Uptown)” (1996) by Faith Ringgold at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 125 St, 90 feet away, for the M1, BxM2, BxM3 and BxM4.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 125 St M1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4
    90 feet
    M1 BxM2 BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. BxM2 …
  3. BxM3 …
  4. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & W 126 St 27 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2016
  • 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 115 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 143 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 124th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 124th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 31 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1885.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy High School
    610 feet
  2. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    720 feet
  3. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    930 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    930 feet
  3. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Great Tomorrows USA School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    40 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    150 feet
  3. West 124th Street Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Mt. Morris East Playground
    980 feet
  2. Collyer Brothers Park
    1,140 feet
  3. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Library Landmark
    240 feet
  2. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    430 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    500 feet
  3. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    580 feet
Show all 10
  1. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  4. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  5. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    1,200 feet
  6. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    1,230 feet
  7. Ephesus 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    290 feet
  2. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    800 feet
  3. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and eight 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, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, 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.