5th Avenue & East 105th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and East 105th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Central Park is 50 feet away, and the ornamental gates “Vanderbilt Gates” are 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them park features, and six places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
5 Av/E 106 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +1
Within a walk
22 places
6 park features, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & East 105th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

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 106 St, 250 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M106.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/E 106 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +1
    250 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 M106

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. M106 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 5th Avenue, 7am to 10am on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 103 St 39 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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)
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 105th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 105th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109045 and 112248.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1928 and 1930.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Central Park.

  1. Vanderbilt Gates Ornamental gates, 1939
    90 feet
  2. McGown's Pass Cannons Artillery, 1906
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 park features
  • 5 schools
  • 3 research libraries
  • 2 museums
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Reece School
    490 feet
  2. P.S. 171 Patrick Henry School
    660 feet
  3. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. Central Park East High School
    1,090 feet
  2. Central Park East I School
    1,090 feet
  3. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Conservatory Garden in Central Park Park feature
    30 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    50 feet
  3. Untermyer Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    260 feet
Show all 9
  1. Burnett Memorial Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    350 feet
  2. Fort Clinton in Central Park Park feature
    630 feet
  3. Mae Grant Playground
    660 feet
  4. Bernard Family Playground
    760 feet
  5. East Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    820 feet
  6. McGowans Pass in Central Park Park feature
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. El Museo del Barrio Museum
    120 feet
  2. Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Library Research library
    200 feet
  3. Museum of the City of New York Museum · landmark
    500 feet
Show all 5
  1. New York Academy of Medicine Research library
    680 feet
  2. Medical Library Ctr of New York Research library
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lehman Community Center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or East 105th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.