Lexington Avenue & East 102nd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 102nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. The corner is also named 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers” Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Maggie's Magic Garden is 400 feet away, and P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Lexington Av/E 104 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
32 places
13 religious buildings, 5 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 102nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    260 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 104 St, 360 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 104 St M101, M102, M103
    360 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 103 St & Lexington Ave 35 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

This corner is also named 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers” Way, a co-naming enacted on August 3, 2016 (Local Law 92 of 2016).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 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 1910 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers” Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 102nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 102nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne and Rundbogenstil, one each, and built between 1883 and 1893.

  1. Fire Engine Company No. 53 Designated landmark
    670 feet
  2. 28th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    170 feet
  2. The Lexington Academy School
    690 feet
  3. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Heritage School, The School
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,070 feet
  3. Cristo Rey High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maggie's Magic Garden
    400 feet
  2. Sunshine Playground
    520 feet
  3. 103rd Street Community Garden
    680 feet
Show all 9
  1. White Playground
    920 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park
    1,060 feet
  3. Blake Hobbs Playground
    1,060 feet
  4. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,200 feet
  5. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    1,200 feet
  6. Mae Grant Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  2. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    580 feet
  3. Living Hope Church House of worship
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Cecilia Catholic Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 East 102nd Street Older adult center
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 102nd Street or Lexington Avenue.

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