Harlem River Drive & Park Avenue

Harlem River Drive and Park Avenue meet at a five-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lincoln development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Abraham Lincoln Playground is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 135 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1947, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
135 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
E 135 St/Madison Av · Bx33
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harlem River Drive & Park Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 135 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Harlem Timeline” (1995) by Willie Birch at the 135 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 135 St/Madison Av, 440 feet away, for the Bx33.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 135 St/Madison Av Bx33 · Shelter
    440 feet
    Bx33
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & E 135 St 21 docks in all
    1,110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 810 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Four 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 in 1947.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Harlem River Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 swimming pool

Schools and child care

  1. Democracy Preparatory Charter School
    1,170 feet
  2. P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm School
    1,170 feet
  3. Optimal Care Services Preschool
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abraham Lincoln Playground
    520 feet
  2. Howard Bennett Playground
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Lincoln Community center
    160 feet
  2. Abe Lincoln Mini Pool Swimming pool
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 135th Street, Harlem River Drive or Park Avenue.

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