Lexington Avenue & East 124th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 124th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Triborough Finance New Post Office is 250 feet away, and Detective Omar Edwards Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Lexington Av/E 124 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
47 places
15 religious buildings, 5 schools and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    250 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
    0.4 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, 70 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
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 409 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

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

North side of East 124th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 124th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 5AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1883 and 1889.

  1. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 17 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    870 feet
  2. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    900 feet
  3. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,010 feet
Show all 10
  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    1,230 feet
  4. P.S. 138 School
    1,230 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    1,230 feet
  6. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,280 feet
  7. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    360 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    460 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    830 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    950 feet
  3. Carver Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  4. Harlem Art Park
    1,100 feet
  5. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  6. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,140 feet
  7. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    650 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    400 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,240 feet
  3. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. 125th Street Library
    1,060 feet
  3. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    430 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,130 feet
  4. United Moravian Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    250 feet
  2. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    690 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 124th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.