Lexington Avenue & East 121st Street

Lexington Avenue and East 121st Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The sculpture “Growth” is 260 feet away, and Marcus Garvey Park is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Lexington Av/E 122 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
39 places
12 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 121st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,030 feet
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    1,290 feet
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 122 St, 110 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 122 St M101, M103 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M101 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

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

  1. 2449 2nd 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 121st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 121st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CIVIL COURT JUDGES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1895.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    320 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
    260 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    500 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    500 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    990 feet
  2. P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Art Park
    310 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    360 feet
  3. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    370 feet
Show all 13
  1. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    470 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    600 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    600 feet
  4. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    830 feet
  5. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  6. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,120 feet
  7. La Casita Garden
    1,200 feet
  8. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,250 feet
  9. Corozal Family Garden
    1,270 feet
  10. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    780 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    780 feet
  3. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  2. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    280 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    220 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    850 feet
  2. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    650 feet
  3. Shop Fair 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 20 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 121st 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.