East 125th Street & RFK Bridge

East 125th Street and RFK Bridge meet at a three-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Wagner Pool is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 125 St/2 Av · M60 SBS
Within a walk
26 places
7 religious buildings, 6 parks and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 125th Street & RFK Bridge Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,300 feet
    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 E 125 St/2 Av, 140 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 125 St/2 Av M60 SBS
    140 feet
    M60 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Willis Avenue Bridge & 1st Avenue at East 125th Street, 670 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    280 feet
  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 one crash 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 October 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

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 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 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    930 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    930 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triboro Plaza
    80 feet
  2. Carver Community Garden
    490 feet
  3. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    520 feet
Show all 10
  1. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    530 feet
  2. Louis Cuvillier Park
    730 feet
  3. Crack Is Wack Playground
    750 feet
  4. Othmar Ammann Playground
    820 feet
  5. Harlem River Park
    820 feet
  6. Wagner Playground
    1,140 feet
  7. East River Esplanade Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    520 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    860 feet
  3. United Moravian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    930 feet
  2. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    960 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 125th Street or RFK Bridge.

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