Lexington Avenue & East 123rd Street

Lexington Avenue and East 123rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground is 100 feet away, and Harlem Prep Charter School is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Lexington Av/E 124 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
40 places
12 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    510 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 124 St, 330 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 124 St M101, M103
    330 feet
    M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 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
    160 feet

By car

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
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 1997.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 113 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 123rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 123rd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

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. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. Harlem Courthouse Designated landmark
    680 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
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 colleges
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,020 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,020 feet
  3. Touro University - Harlem College
    1,090 feet
Show all 9
  1. Harlem Prep Charter School
    1,090 feet
  2. Urban Dove Team Charter School IV School
    1,090 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    1,130 feet
  4. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,160 feet
  5. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  6. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    100 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    200 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    450 feet
Show all 9
  1. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    570 feet
  2. Harlem Art Park
    830 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,120 feet
  5. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,210 feet
  6. Carver Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    730 feet
  2. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 123rd 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.