East 126th Street & Harlem River Drive

East 126th Street and Harlem River Drive meet at a five-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Triboro Plaza is 50 feet away, and Urban Dove Team Charter School IV is 1,180 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 27 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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
120 feet
E 126 St/2 Av · M15
Within a walk
27 places
8 religious buildings, 5 parks and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 126th Street & Harlem River Drive 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 E 126 St/2 Av, 120 feet away, for the M15.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 126 St/2 Av M15
    120 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on RFK Bridge Pedestrian and Bike Path.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 docks in all
    410 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, 1,080 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    350 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 three travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 336 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Crack is Wack Playground.

  1. Crack Is Wack Mural by Keith Haring, 1986
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    1,110 feet
  3. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,180 feet
Show all 6
  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,180 feet
  2. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,180 feet
  3. King's Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triboro Plaza
    50 feet
  2. Crack Is Wack Playground
    440 feet
  3. Harlem River Park
    510 feet
Show all 8
  1. Carver Community Garden
    740 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    770 feet
  3. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    780 feet
  4. Louis Cuvillier Park
    1,040 feet
  5. Othmar Ammann Playground
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    940 feet
  3. True Church of God House of worship
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 126th Street, Harlem River Drive, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.