Park Avenue & East 104th Street

Park Avenue and East 104th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Carver development. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Mae Grant Playground is 260 feet away, and Fire Engine Company No. 53 stands 790 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Madison Av/E 104 St · M1, M2, M3, M4 +1
Within a walk
43 places
13 religious buildings, 11 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 104th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    760 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 96 St 6
    0.5 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 Madison Av/E 104 St, 520 feet away, for the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M106.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 104 St M1, M2, M3, M4 +1 · Shelter
    520 feet
    M1 M2 M3 M4 M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …
  2. M2 …
  3. M3 …
  4. M4 …
  5. M106 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2015

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 104th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 5 O'CLOCK ARROW

South side of East 104th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 7 O'CLOCK ARROW

East side of Park Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1883 and 1886.

  1. Regina Angelorum Designated landmark
    490 feet
  2. Public School 72 Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. Fire Engine Company No. 53 Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 11 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 research libraries
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Lexington Academy School
    430 feet
  2. Cristo Rey High School
    640 feet
  3. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    750 feet
Show all 14
  1. Reece School
    790 feet
  2. Heritage School, The School
    830 feet
  3. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  4. P.S. 171 Patrick Henry School
    870 feet
  5. Agile Learning Center School
    920 feet
  6. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  7. Central Park East High School
    980 feet
  8. Central Park East I School
    980 feet
  9. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II School
    980 feet
  10. Northside Ctr-Child Development Day School
    1,190 feet
  11. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 103rd Street Community Garden
    230 feet
  2. Mae Grant Playground
    260 feet
  3. White Playground
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  2. Conservatory Garden in Central Park Park feature
    1,160 feet
  3. Peter Minuit Playground
    1,170 feet
  4. Burnett Memorial Fountain in Central Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage Library Research library
    1,000 feet
  3. El Museo del Barrio Museum
    1,040 feet
Show all 7
  1. 28th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. Museum of the City of New York Museum
    1,060 feet
  3. Medical Library Ctr of New York Research library
    1,210 feet
  4. New York Academy of Medicine Research library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    560 feet
  2. St Cecilia Catholic Church Landmark
    590 feet
  3. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. Living Hope Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  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 37 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 104th 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.