Park Avenue & East 117th Street

Park Avenue and East 117th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
20 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
E 116 St/Park Av · M102, M116
Within a walk
20 places
9 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 117th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    750 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 110 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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, 390 feet away, for the M102 and M116.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M116 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.8 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 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
10035
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
28 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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

South side of East 117th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 field
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    210 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    100 feet
  2. Peaceful Valley Garden
    410 feet
  3. La Cuevita Community Garden
    640 feet
Show all 7
  1. Corozal Family Garden
    730 feet
  2. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    780 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    880 feet
  4. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    280 feet
  2. Mount Zion AME Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Madison Av House of worship
    840 feet
  2. Christ Apostolic Faith Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  4. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1428 5th Avenue Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

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 39 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 117th 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.