Madison Avenue & East 119th Street

Madison Avenue and East 119th 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. Helene Fuld College of Nursing is 310 feet away, and the 25th Precinct is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Madison Av/E 118 St · M1
Within a walk
27 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 119th 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 5 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
  2. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.5 miles
    4 5 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 Madison Av/E 118 St, 180 feet away, for the M1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 119th Street.

  • 21 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
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 1973 and 2004.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 119th Street

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

South side of East 119th Street

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

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Madison Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    310 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    560 feet
  3. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Paul Inst of Mainstream SVCS (The) Preschool
    1,200 feet
  2. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    350 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    550 feet
Show all 8
  1. Peaceful Valley Garden
    570 feet
  2. Eugene McCabe Field
    570 feet
  3. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    730 feet
  4. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    970 feet
  5. La Cuevita Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    1,040 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    260 feet
  2. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Emanuel AME Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Bethel Way the Cross Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  4. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown 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 12 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 119th Street or Madison 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.