East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive

East 127th Street and Harlem River Drive meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. United Moravian Church is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2009 and 2019, 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 · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
E 126 St/2 Av · M35
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 5 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 127th 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 seven 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, 530 feet away, for the M35.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 126 St/2 Av M35
    530 feet
    M35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack 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
    720 feet

By car

A ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound starts at this corner.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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)
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 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 2009 and 2019.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. King's Academy School
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 138 School
    1,200 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crack Is Wack Playground
    90 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    100 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    450 feet
Show all 8
  1. Carver Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,090 feet
  4. Louis Cuvillier Park
    1,200 feet
  5. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library Landmark
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Moravian Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. True Church of God House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    990 feet
  2. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and two 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 127th Street or Harlem River Drive.

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