Madison Avenue & East 123rd Street

Madison Avenue and East 123rd Street meet at a three-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Marcus Garvey Park Playground is 340 feet away, and Helene Fuld College of Nursing is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Madison Av/E 123 St · M1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4
Within a walk
35 places
10 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 123rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 123 St, 150 feet away, for the M1, BxM2, BxM3 and BxM4.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 123 St M1, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4
    150 feet
    M1 BxM2 BxM3 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. BxM2 …
  3. BxM3 …
  4. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Madison Avenue.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 120 St 30 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 July 2024.

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 155 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 123rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 123rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, Constructive Expressionism and Queen Anne, one each, and built between 1855 and 1909.

  1. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 colleges
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    560 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    730 feet
  3. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    60 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    340 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    560 feet
Show all 9
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    730 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    840 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    840 feet
  4. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    970 feet
  5. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,140 feet
  6. Life Spire Garden
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    770 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    770 feet
  3. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Library Landmark
    950 feet
  2. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  3. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    720 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    850 feet
  3. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 123rd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.