Lexington Avenue & East 122nd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 122nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Life Spire is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1974 and 1995, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Lexington Av/E 122 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
37 places
12 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 122nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    770 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
    0.3 miles
    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, 170 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 123 St & Lexington Ave 27 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
18 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 1974 and 1995.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 125 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 122nd Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 122nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

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

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 4 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 1888 and 1893.

  1. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    730 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
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    760 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    760 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 7
  1. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,200 feet
  2. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,200 feet
  3. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,200 feet
  4. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Life Spire Garden
    100 feet
  2. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    100 feet
  3. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    310 feet
Show all 8
  1. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    330 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    570 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    860 feet
  4. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,090 feet
  5. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    990 feet
  2. 25th Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet
  3. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,210 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    910 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 122nd 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.