5th Avenue & East 101st Street
The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and East 101st Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Robert Bendheim Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them park features, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 103 St 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
The Bronx
1 line- 6 …
Downtown
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/E 102 St, 200 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M106.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 5 Av/E 102 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +1200 feetM1 M2 M3 M4 M106
Next buses at this stop
- M1 …
- M2 …
- M3 …
- M4 …
- M106 …
A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 5th Avenue, 7am to 10am on weekdays.
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 5 Ave & E 103 St 39 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10029
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 6 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 22 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Harlem (South); the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 7 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on 5th Avenue (west side).
East side of 5th Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East 101st Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 101st Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109735, 113908 and 114648.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1925 and 1930.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 5 park features
- 3 research libraries
- 3 schools
- 2 museums
- 1 college
- 7 other places
Schools and child care
- Mt Sinai School of Medicine College400 feet
- St. Bernard's Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5880 feet
- P.S. 171 Patrick Henry School930 feet
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- St Bernard's School1,090 feet
- Reece School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Meadow in Central Park Park feature20 feet
- Central Park Listed historic place70 feet
- Robert Bendheim Playground330 feet
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- Conservatory Garden in Central Park Park feature840 feet
- Burnett Memorial Fountain in Central Park Park feature850 feet
- North Meadow in Central Park Park feature970 feet
- Untermyer Fountain in Central Park Park feature1,250 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Hospital400 feet
- Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- New York Academy of Medicine Research library590 feet
- Medical Library Ctr of New York Research library590 feet
- Museum of the City of New York Museum · landmark680 feet
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- El Museo del Barrio Museum1,020 feet
- Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Library Research library1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church House of worship1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 55 East 102nd Street Older adult center1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 5th Avenue & Gustave L Levy Place 260 feet
- 5th Avenue & East 102nd Street 260 feet
- Madison Avenue & East 101st Street 510 feet
- Central Park Entrance East 102nd Street & East Meadow Path 510 feet
- 5th Avenue & East 103rd Street 520 feet
- 5th Avenue & East Meadow Path 550 feet
- Madison Avenue & East 102nd Street 770 feet
- 5th Avenue & East 98th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 101st Street.