Park Avenue & East 103rd Street

Park Avenue and East 103rd Street meet at a three-way junction in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Carver development. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 200 feet to the 103rd Street Community Garden, and Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
500 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Lexington Av/E 104 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
40 places
13 religious buildings, 10 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 103rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    500 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 104 St, 600 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 104 St M101, M102, M103
    600 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 102 St & Park Ave 33 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2015
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Carver development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 103rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 7 O'CLOCK ARROW

South side of East 103rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 5 O'CLOCK ARROW

East side of Park Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1879 and 1913.

  1. Public School 72 Designated landmark
    710 feet
  2. Regina Angelorum Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Lexington Academy School
    690 feet
  2. Cristo Rey High School
    900 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
Show all 13
  1. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    1,010 feet
  2. Reece School
    1,050 feet
  3. Heritage School, The School
    1,090 feet
  4. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  5. P.S. 171 Patrick Henry School
    1,130 feet
  6. Agile Learning Center School
    1,170 feet
  7. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  8. Central Park East High School
    1,240 feet
  9. Central Park East I School
    1,240 feet
  10. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 103rd Street Community Garden
    200 feet
  2. Mae Grant Playground
    520 feet
  3. Maggie's Magic Garden
    1,140 feet
Show all 7
  1. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. White Playground
    1,170 feet
  3. Sunshine Playground
    1,300 feet
  4. East Meadow in Central Park Park feature
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. 28th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. Medical Library Ctr of New York Research library
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Library Research library
    1,270 feet
  2. El Museo del Barrio Museum
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    830 feet
  3. St Cecilia Catholic Church Landmark
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Living Hope Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 55 East 102nd Street Older adult center
    650 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 103rd Street or Park 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.