Madison Avenue & East 116th Street

Madison Avenue and East 116th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner is also named Angel Luis Colon Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 153 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Mount Zion AME Church is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
34 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
E 116 St/Madison Av · M102, M116
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    1,060 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. 110 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 116 St/Madison Av, 110 feet away, for the M102 and M116.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/Madison Av M102, M116 · Shelter
    110 feet
    M102 M116
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M116 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 115 St & Madison Ave 31 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 34 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2022
  • Turn calming, August 2026

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 153 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
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
35 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Angel Luis Colon Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Angel Luis Colon Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 116th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 116th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 109276.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Cooke School and Institute School
    750 feet
  3. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    270 feet
  2. La Cuevita Community Garden
    450 feet
  3. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    90 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    140 feet
  3. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    420 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Taft Community center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    830 feet
  3. Kings Towers Community Center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 58/Ladder 26 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    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 36 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 116th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.