5th Avenue & 125th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 125th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, and is also named Frederica L. Teer Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,905 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 1,521 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The National Black Theatre is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3.

Safety record
31 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
W 125 St/5 Av · M101, M125
Within a walk
41 places
18 religious buildings, 5 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 2, 3
    1,040 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 W 125 St/5 Av, 70 feet away, for the M101 and M125.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 125 St/5 Av M101, M125 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M101 M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M125 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 125th Street, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, October 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,521 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on 125th Street1,187
Southbound on 5th Avenue334
Total1,521

In 2025, 1,905 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 82nd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 1,239 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
19 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Frederica L. Teer Square, a co-naming enacted on May 31, 1994 (Local Law 10 of 1994).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 121 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Frederica L. Teer Square.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 67 signs on these blocks
  • 24 different rules
  • 11 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (both sides).

North side of 125th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 125th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-11AM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111936, 112726, 113268, 113269, 113958 and 114678.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1890.

  1. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    640 feet

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 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    440 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy High School
    580 feet
  3. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    920 feet
Show all 8
  1. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  2. Harlem Renaissance High School
    1,190 feet
  3. Harlem Village Academy Charter Elementary School
    1,210 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
    1,210 feet
  5. Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    440 feet
  3. Collyer Brothers Park
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. West 124th Street Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  2. Harlem Rose Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Library Landmark
    520 feet
  2. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
  2. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    710 feet
  3. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    720 feet
Show all 11
  1. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    860 feet
  2. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    950 feet
  4. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  5. Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  6. St Marks Holy Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
  7. Greater Bethel AME Church House of worship
    1,280 feet
  8. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    570 feet
  2. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,270 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 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
    1,250 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 12 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 Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, 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.