Madison Avenue & East 125th Street

Madison Avenue and East 125th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 57 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 138 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
32 hurt
57 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 125 St/Madison Av · M101, M125
Within a walk
37 places
12 religious buildings, 8 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,050 feet
    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
    0.3 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 E 125 St/Madison Av, 120 feet away, for the M101 and M125.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 125 St/Madison Av M101, M125 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M101 M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M125 …

Live arrivals

East 125th Street carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 124 St 36 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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 57 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 32 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022
  • Turn calming, March 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 138 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 164th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 16 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 148 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 125th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of East 125th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-11AM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

East side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110197, 111936, 113269 and 113270.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1869 and 1909.

  1. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    400 feet
  2. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    200 feet
  2. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    410 feet
  3. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 11
  1. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    940 feet
  2. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    940 feet
  3. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    940 feet
  4. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  5. Harlem Renaissance High School
    1,050 feet
  6. Harlem Village Academy High School
    1,100 feet
  7. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    1,200 feet
  8. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    520 feet
  3. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,280 feet
  2. Harlem Rose Garden
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Harlem Library Landmark
    1,030 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    360 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Antioch Church of God in Christ House of worship
    1,220 feet
  3. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    950 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 125th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.