Madison Avenue & East 118th Street

Madison Avenue and East 118th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Bethel Gospel Assembly is 520 feet away, and Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Madison Av/E 118 St · M1
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 118th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 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 118 St, 110 feet away, for the M1.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 118 St M1
    110 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 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
    120 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 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 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 118th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Madison Avenue

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

West side of Madison Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Romanesque Revival (late), one each. They were built between 1900 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    580 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    830 feet
  3. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    900 feet
Show all 6
  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  3. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    310 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    710 feet
  2. Mt. Morris East Playground
    810 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    840 feet
  4. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    990 feet
  5. La Cuevita Community Garden
    990 feet
  6. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,070 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,310 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    620 feet
  3. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    830 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    950 feet
  4. Emanuel AME Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  5. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    940 feet
  2. Community center at Taft Community center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 118th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.