Park Avenue & East 116th Street

Park Avenue and East 116th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av is 560 feet away, and Eugene McCabe Field is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
28 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 116 St/Park Av · M102, M116
Within a walk
26 places
10 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 116th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    550 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. 116 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 116 St/Park Av, 120 feet away, for the M102 and M116.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 116 St/Park Av M102, M116 · Shelter
    120 feet
    M102 M116
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M116 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 118 St & Park Ave 27 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  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 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 28 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 4,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 116th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 116th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 114255 and 114337.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (late), and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    490 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson School
    1,130 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cooke School and Institute School
    1,260 feet
  2. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Cuevita Community Garden
    360 feet
  2. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    380 feet
  3. Peaceful Valley Garden
    690 feet
Show all 9
  1. Corozal Family Garden
    860 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    960 feet
  3. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Eugene McCabe Field
    1,160 feet
  5. Villa Santruce Garden
    1,200 feet
  6. Villa Santurce Garden
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    450 feet
  2. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    520 feet
  3. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    560 feet
Show all 7
  1. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  4. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Taft Community center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 116th 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, 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.