Lexington Avenue & East 117th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 117th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Corozal Family is 230 feet away, and Peaceful Valley is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
E 116 St/Lexington Av · M102, M116
Within a walk
31 places
15 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 117th 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.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 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 E 116 St/Lexington Av, 310 feet away, for the M102 and M116.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/Lexington Av M102, M116
    310 feet
    M102 M116

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M116 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 68 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
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 111200 and 114228.

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.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    300 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    880 feet
  3. James Weldon Johnson School
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corozal Family Garden
    230 feet
  2. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    270 feet
  3. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    440 feet
Show all 8
  1. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    730 feet
  2. Peaceful Valley Garden
    920 feet
  3. Harlem Art Park
    990 feet
  4. La Cuevita Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  5. Papo's Garden
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    250 feet
  2. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    310 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  3. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    1,080 feet
  4. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  5. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  6. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  2. Johnson Community Center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    250 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    650 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 117th 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.