5th Avenue & 126th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 126th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 594 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church is 250 feet away, and Courtney Callender Playground is 1,100 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 47 public places, 24 of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
W 125 St/5 Av · M101, M125
Within a walk
47 places
24 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,270 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
    1,270 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, 330 feet away, for the M101 and M125.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 126th Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & W 126 St 27 docks in all
    50 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
  • Turn calming, November 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 594 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,083rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 514 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and March 2026; 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 126th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of 126th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112726 and 113268.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1864 and 1873.

  1. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    520 feet
  2. Harlem Village Academy High School
    860 feet
  3. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    910 feet
Show all 9
  1. Harlem Renaissance High School
    910 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,170 feet
  4. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    1,170 feet
  5. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    1,170 feet
  6. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collyer Brothers Park
    570 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    720 feet
Show all 8
  1. Harlem Rose Garden
    800 feet
  2. Courtney Callender Playground
    1,100 feet
  3. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    1,120 feet
  4. Unity Park Garden
    1,190 feet
  5. West 124th Street Community Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Harlem Library Landmark
    800 feet
  3. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 11
  1. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    890 feet
  3. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    990 feet
  4. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    990 feet
  5. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  6. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  7. The Church of the People House of worship
    1,290 feet
  8. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair 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 37 places to eat and 11 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.