Madison Avenue & East 102nd Street

Madison Avenue and East 102nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Carver development. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East Meadow in Central Park is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Madison Av/E 102 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +1
Within a walk
31 places
10 religious buildings, 4 park features and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 102nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    1,270 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 102 St, 180 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M106.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 102 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +1 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. M106 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 102 St & Park Ave 33 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

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
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 1925 and 1954.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Carver development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2024; 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 8:30am to 10pm on Madison Avenue (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Madison Avenue (west side).

North side of East 102nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 102nd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 6AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109902, 109903, 110691, 113740 and 114109.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Colonial, and built between 1928 and 1930.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 park features
  • 3 research libraries
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 museums
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 171 Patrick Henry School
    630 feet
  2. Mt Sinai School of Medicine College
    650 feet
  3. Reece School
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    540 feet
  2. Central Park Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Mae Grant Playground
    690 feet
Show all 8
  1. 103rd Street Community Garden
    970 feet
  2. Conservatory Garden in Central Park Park feature
    1,080 feet
  3. Burnett Memorial Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    1,090 feet
  4. Robert Bendheim Playground
    1,100 feet
  5. North Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital
    650 feet
  2. Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Medical Library Ctr of New York Research library
    340 feet
  2. New York Academy of Medicine Research library
    710 feet
  3. Museum of the City of New York Museum · landmark
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Library Research library
    1,020 feet
  2. El Museo del Barrio Museum
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 East 102nd Street Older adult center
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 102nd Street or Madison 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.