5th Avenue & 132nd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 132nd Street is in Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lincoln development. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Greater Central Baptist Church is 100 feet away, and St Ambrose Episcopal Church is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/W 132 St · M1
Within a walk
37 places
19 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 132nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 135 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Harlem Timeline” (1995) by Willie Birch at the 135 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/W 132 St, 110 feet away, for the M1.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/W 132 St M1 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & W 131 St 20 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 1,020 feet 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, July 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 10
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Harlem (North)
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lincoln development.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 132nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 132nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110767 and 114131.

Landmarks and historic districts

Sixteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Grec, and built between 1880 and 1883.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ecumenical Community Development Organization Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. P.S. 133 Fred R Moore School
    480 feet
  3. Fellowship of Learning School
    700 feet
Show all 7
  1. Democracy Preparatory Charter School
    1,090 feet
  2. P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm School
    1,090 feet
  3. Optimal Care Services Preschool
    1,180 feet
  4. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Courtney Callender Playground
    320 feet
  2. Abraham Lincoln Playground
    610 feet
  3. Moore Playground
    770 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Grows 131st Street Farm Garden
    790 feet
  2. Harlem Rose Garden
    960 feet
  3. Collyer Brothers Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Howard Bennett Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First African Methodist Episcopal Church: Bethel Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Astor Row Houses Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Central Baptist Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Harlem Pentecostal Assembly House of worship
    430 feet
  3. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    540 feet
Show all 12
  1. Bethel AME Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    680 feet
  3. The Church of the People House of worship
    720 feet
  4. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    750 feet
  5. St John Pentecostal Church House of worship
    980 feet
  6. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    1,010 feet
  7. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    1,070 feet
  8. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  9. Grace Gospel Chapel House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Abe Lincoln Mini Pool Swimming pool
    730 feet
  2. Hansborough Recreation Center
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them 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, NYCHA, 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.