Lexington Avenue & East 125th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 125th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 64 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 220 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 44 public places and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
64 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
E 125 St/Lexington Av · M60 SBS
Within a walk
44 places
14 religious buildings, 6 schools and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    60 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
  2. 125 St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

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 E 125 St/Lexington Av, 110 feet away, for the M60 SBS.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 125 St/Lexington Av M60 SBS
    110 feet
    M60 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M60 SBS …

Live arrivals

East 125th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 127 St 33 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at East 127th Street & Harlem River Drive, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    1,200 feet
  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 64 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 14 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2019
  • Turn calming, October 2023

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 1980 and 2019.

Since 2014 at least 464 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Lexington Avenue (east side).

North side of East 125th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of East 125th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110344 and 113884.

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
    220 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 2 colleges
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    590 feet
  2. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    730 feet
  3. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
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  1. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    940 feet
  3. P.S. 138 School
    940 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    940 feet
  5. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,010 feet
  6. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    1,220 feet
  7. King's Academy School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    650 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    740 feet
  3. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    860 feet
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  1. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    990 feet
  2. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,070 feet
  3. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    1,120 feet
  4. Harlem River Park
    1,190 feet
  5. Triboro Plaza
    1,290 feet
  6. Carver Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet
  2. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. 125th Street Library
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    230 feet
  2. United Moravian Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  3. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,010 feet
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  1. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Chambers Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  4. True Church of God House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    420 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    780 feet
  3. Robinson Community Center
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    750 feet
  2. Police Service Area #5 Police station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    410 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 125th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.