East 115th Street & Pleasant Avenue
East 115th Street and Pleasant Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Giglio Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science is 170 feet away, and Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 116 St/Pleasant Av, is 430 feet away for the M116. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 116 St/Pleasant Av, 430 feet away, for the M116.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 116 St/Pleasant Av M116430 feetM116
Next buses at this stop
- M116 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pleasant Ave & E 116 St 23 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 770 feet by car along the streets.
- 2278 1st Avenue Gas station1,250 feet
- 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10029
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 8
- Police precinct
- 23 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Harlem (North)
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Giglio Way, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1900 and 1920.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Giglio Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 115th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of East 115th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Pleasant Avenue
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival, and built between 1940 and 1942.
- Benjamin Franklin High School Designated landmark170 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Thomas Jefferson Park.
- El Arbol de Esperanza Sculpture by L. Brower Hatcher, 1995530 feet
- Tomorrow's Wind Sculpture by Melvin Edwards, 1995810 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 8 gardens
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science School170 feet
- Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics School170 feet
- Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School340 feet
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- East Harlem Council for Human Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K550 feet
- Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
- Mt Carmel-Holy Rosary School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden220 feet
- Thomas Jefferson Park300 feet
- Pleasant Park Garden320 feet
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- Thomas Jefferson Park Playground340 feet
- Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. Garden400 feet
- Los Amigos Garden NYRP Garden820 feet
- East Harlem Community Garden880 feet
- Pleasant Village Community Garden900 feet
- East River Esplanade Park960 feet
- Home Depot Children's Garden1,010 feet
- El Barrio Community Garden1,040 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- East Harlem Historic District Listed historic place1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Thomas Jefferson Pool Swimming pool910 feet
- Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center1,200 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket830 feet
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket1,300 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Costco Store640 feet
Shopping centers
- East River Plaza Shopping center810 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Pleasant Avenue & East 114th Street 260 feet
- East 116th Street & Pleasant Avenue 280 feet
- East 114th Street & Thomas Jefferson Park Path 430 feet
- East 117th Street & Pleasant Avenue 560 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 115th Street 720 feet
- East 116th Street & FDR Drive 770 feet
- East 118th Street & Pleasant Avenue 830 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 114th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along East 115th Street or Pleasant Avenue.