Lexington Avenue & East 126th Street

Lexington Avenue and East 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God is 280 feet away, and Life Spire is 1,020 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 37 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
220 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Lexington Av/E 126 St · M35
Within a walk
37 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lexington Avenue & East 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    220 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 …

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 126 St, 70 feet away, for the M35.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 126 St M35
    70 feet
    M35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 126th Street.

  • 31 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
    310 feet

By car

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

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 481 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

East side of Lexington Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 110344.

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
    430 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nurs. College
    310 feet
  2. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    450 feet
  3. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    540 feet
Show all 11
  1. Addie Mae Collins Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  2. P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes School
    660 feet
  3. P.S. 138 School
    660 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 2 School
    660 feet
  5. King's Academy School
    1,020 feet
  6. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    1,050 feet
  7. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    1,050 feet
  8. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    580 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    920 feet
  3. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Life Spire Garden
    1,020 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    1,270 feet
  3. Triboro Plaza
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at East Harlem Mecc Public space
    910 feet
  2. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. 125th Street Library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    280 feet
  2. United Moravian Church House of worship
    730 feet
  3. True Church of God House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2322 Third Avenue Older adult center
    510 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    700 feet
  3. Robinson Community Center
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    1,030 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
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 126th 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.