Lexington Avenue & East 119th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 119th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 320 feet to the 25th Precinct, and Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Lexington Av/E 119 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
35 places
13 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 119th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    760 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
    0.5 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, 170 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 119th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 120 St 28 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

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 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 119th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 119th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign 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
    540 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
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    360 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    900 feet
  2. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    1,060 feet
  3. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    310 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    470 feet
  3. Corozal Family Garden
    750 feet
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  1. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    750 feet
  2. La Casita Garden
    830 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    860 feet
  4. Papo's Garden
    880 feet
  5. Life Spire Garden
    880 feet
  6. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    890 feet
  7. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    990 feet
  8. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    1,120 feet
  9. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,310 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    570 feet
  3. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    320 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 119th Street or Lexington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.