East 120th Street & Sylvan Place

East 120th Street and Sylvan Place meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem Art Park is 60 feet away, and P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
3 Av/E 120 St · BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +1
Within a walk
36 places
13 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 120th Street & Sylvan Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    1,230 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 120 St, 380 feet away, for the BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 and BxM10.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 120 St BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9 +1
    380 feet
    BxM6 BxM7 BxM8 BxM9 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM6 …
  2. BxM7 …
  3. BxM8 …
  4. BxM9 …
  5. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 120th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 120 St 28 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1908.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    210 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at East Harlem Artpark.

  1. Growth Sculpture by Jorge Luis Rodríguez, 1985
    120 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    80 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    430 feet
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  1. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    740 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,220 feet
  3. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Art Park
    60 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    730 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    810 feet
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  1. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    770 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    830 feet
  3. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    840 feet
  4. Papo's Garden
    930 feet
  5. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    940 feet
  6. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    1,070 feet
  7. Wagner Playground
    1,170 feet
  8. Corozal Family Garden
    1,220 feet
  9. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,220 feet
  10. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,250 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    510 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    850 feet
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  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    1,040 feet
  2. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    440 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    570 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 120th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.