Lexington Avenue & East 115th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 115th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Johnson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. James Weldon Johnson Playground is 170 feet away, and Johnson Community Center is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Lexington Av/E 116 St · M98, M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
31 places
14 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 115th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 116 St 6
    240 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    1,320 feet
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 116 St, 80 feet away, for the M98, M101, M102 and M103.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 116 St M98, M101, M102, M103
    80 feet
    M98 M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …
  3. M102 …
  4. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 115 St & Lexington Ave 25 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1947.

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

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 115th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 115th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111518 and 112730.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (late), and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. James Weldon Johnson School
    330 feet
  2. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  3. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    870 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mosaic Preparatory Academy School
    1,160 feet
  2. Success Academy-Harlem East School
    1,160 feet
  3. Harbor Science and Arts Charter School
    1,190 feet
  4. Johnson Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  5. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    170 feet
  2. Corozal Family Garden
    630 feet
  3. La Cuevita Community Garden
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    840 feet
  2. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Family Community Garden Manhattan Garden
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    720 feet
  2. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    730 feet
  3. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    830 feet
Show all 11
  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    910 feet
  4. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    1,000 feet
  5. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  6. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  7. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  8. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Johnson Community Center
    590 feet
  2. Hellgate Post Office
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    660 feet
  3. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 115th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.