Madison Avenue & East 130th Street

Madison Avenue and East 130th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Moore Playground is 50 feet away, and Harlem Grows 131st Street Farm is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Madison Av/E 129 St · M1
Within a walk
36 places
17 religious buildings, 6 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 130th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 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 …

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 129 St, 150 feet away, for the M1.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 129 St M1
    150 feet
    M1

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.

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

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10037
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 105 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 130th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 130th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1884.

  1. Roman Catholic Church of All Saints School Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Roman Catholic Church of All Saints Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of All Saints Parish House Designated landmark
    220 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    200 feet
  2. P.S. 133 Fred R Moore School
    480 feet
  3. Optimal Care Services Preschool
    510 feet
Show all 8
  1. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. Harlem Renaissance High School
    770 feet
  3. Fellowship of Learning School
    870 feet
  4. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    920 feet
  5. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Moore Playground
    50 feet
  2. Courtney Callender Playground
    560 feet
  3. Harlem Rose Garden
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Collyer Brothers Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Harlem River Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Harlem Grows 131st Street Farm Garden
    1,170 feet
  4. Abraham Lincoln Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Astor Row Houses Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    290 feet
  3. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    390 feet
Show all 9
  1. St Ambrose Episcopal Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Harlem Pentecostal Assembly House of worship
    860 feet
  3. The Church of the People House of worship
    920 feet
  4. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    980 feet
  5. Greater Central Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  6. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Robinson Community Center
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 130th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.