5th Avenue & 127th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 127th Street is in 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. Saint Andrew's Church, one of 15 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 160 feet away, and Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places, 30 of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
5 Av/W 128 St · M1
Within a walk
57 places
30 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 127th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 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. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 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 128 St, 160 feet away, for the M1.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 128 St M1
    160 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 127th Street.

  • 5 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
    250 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
    0.7 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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
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 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 127th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 127th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 127th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 127th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 5th Avenue

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

North side of 5th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec, and built between 1863 and 1909.

  1. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    160 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 30 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Renaissance High School
    650 feet
  2. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    770 feet
Show all 10
  1. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    920 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    920 feet
  3. P.S. 133 Fred R Moore School
    1,090 feet
  4. Harlem Village Academy High School
    1,130 feet
  5. Fellowship of Learning School
    1,140 feet
  6. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    1,170 feet
  7. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Collyer Brothers Park
    310 feet
  2. Harlem Rose Garden
    540 feet
  3. Courtney Callender Playground
    830 feet
Show all 10
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Our Neighborhood Place Garden
    860 feet
  3. Unity Park Garden
    930 feet
  4. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    970 feet
  5. Moore Playground
    1,110 feet
  6. Edward P. Bowman Park Garden
    1,120 feet
  7. Rev. Linette C Williamson Memorial Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Harlem Library Landmark
    1,060 feet
  3. Astor Row Houses Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park and Tilford Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  2. National Jazz Museum in Harlem Museum
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    510 feet
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  1. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    950 feet
  4. The Church of the People House of worship
    1,030 feet
  5. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    1,040 feet
  6. Transfiguration Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  7. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  8. Harlem Pentecostal Assembly House of worship
    1,130 feet
  9. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    1,250 feet
  10. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,260 feet
  11. Greater Central Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.