Madison Avenue & East 117th Street

Madison Avenue and East 117th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Peaceful Valley is 50 feet away, and Marcus Garvey Park is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Madison Av/E 116 St · M1
Within a walk
31 places
10 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 117th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    1,260 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

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 Madison Av/E 116 St, 160 feet away, for the M1.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 116 St M1
    160 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & Madison Ave 29 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • 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 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

South side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (late), and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 college
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    720 feet
  2. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    840 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,030 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,090 feet
  3. Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  4. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    1,160 feet
  5. Harlem Gems UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    50 feet
  2. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    620 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 10
  1. La Cuevita Community Garden
    730 feet
  2. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    880 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,070 feet
  4. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,100 feet
  5. Corozal Family Garden
    1,250 feet
  6. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    470 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    780 feet
  2. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    790 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  4. Salvation & Deliverance Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    680 feet
  2. Community center at Taft Community center
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,240 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 21 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 117th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.