Lexington Avenue & East 118th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 118th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Lexington Av/E 119 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
32 places
13 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    510 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6
  2. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    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 119 St, 100 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 119 St M101, M103
    100 feet
    M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 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
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1908.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    770 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at East Harlem Artpark.

  1. Growth Sculpture by Jorge Luis Rodríguez, 1985
    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
  • 8 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    560 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    620 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,160 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    50 feet
  2. Corozal Family Garden
    490 feet
  3. Harlem Art Park
    730 feet
Show all 12
  1. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    490 feet
  2. Papo's Garden
    940 feet
  3. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    990 feet
  4. La Casita Garden
    1,090 feet
  5. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,120 feet
  6. Life Spire Garden
    1,140 feet
  7. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,150 feet
  8. Peaceful Valley Garden
    1,180 feet
  9. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    310 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    710 feet
Show all 6
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  3. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    750 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    420 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 118th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.