Madison Avenue & East 128th Street

Madison Avenue and East 128th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Harlem Renaissance High School is 250 feet away, and Roman Catholic Church of All Saints Parish House stands 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Madison Av/E 127 St · M1
Within a walk
42 places
20 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 128th 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 seven 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 127 St, 180 feet away, for the M1.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 127 St M1 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 128th Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 128 St & Madison Ave 23 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    1,020 feet
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 139 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 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
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 128th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM

South side of East 128th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are six Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1863 and 1904.

  1. Roman Catholic Church of All Saints Parish House Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Roman Catholic Church of All Saints Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Renaissance High School
    250 feet
  2. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    250 feet
  3. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    400 feet
Show all 11
  1. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    400 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    400 feet
  3. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    870 feet
  4. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  5. P.S. 133 Fred R Moore School
    1,000 feet
  6. Optimal Care Services Preschool
    1,030 feet
  7. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,100 feet
  8. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harlem Rose Garden
    490 feet
  2. Moore Playground
    560 feet
  3. Collyer Brothers Park
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Alice Kornegay Triangle Playground
    1,080 feet
  2. Courtney Callender Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  4. Unity Park Garden
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    520 feet
Show all 10
  1. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    910 feet
  4. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,000 feet
  5. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  6. The Church of the People House of worship
    1,280 feet
  7. Christ Community Church of Harlem House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Robinson Community Center
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 128th 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.