East 124th Street & RFK Bridge

East 124th Street and RFK Bridge meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wagner development. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wagner Houses Pool is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 124th Street.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
2 Av/E 124 St · M15
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 6 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 124th Street & RFK Bridge Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/E 124 St, 260 feet away, for the M15.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/E 124 St M15
    260 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 124th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive at 1st Avenue, 0.5 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

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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

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

Homes

About 2,400 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 1957 and 1974.

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

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built in 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    650 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    650 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    650 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    50 feet
  2. Triboro Plaza
    70 feet
  3. Othmar Ammann Playground
    260 feet
Show all 10
  1. Carver Community Garden
    320 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    520 feet
  3. Louis Cuvillier Park
    650 feet
  4. Wagner Playground
    860 feet
  5. Crack Is Wack Playground
    1,150 feet
  6. Harlem River Park
    1,220 feet
  7. East River Esplanade Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    470 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    780 feet
  2. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 124th Street, RFK Bridge or RFK Bridge Pedestrian and Bike Path.

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.