Park Avenue & East 119th Street

Park Avenue and East 119th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 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 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
21 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Lexington Av/E 119 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
34 places
11 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 119th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    1,280 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 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 Lexington Av/E 119 St, 680 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 119 St M101, M103
    680 feet
    M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 119th Street.

  • 26 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2322 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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
29 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 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 119th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 119th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue

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

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 college
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    730 feet
  2. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    770 feet
  3. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    870 feet
  2. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eugene McCabe Field
    350 feet
  2. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    460 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    850 feet
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  1. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    810 feet
  2. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    840 feet
  3. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    870 feet
  4. Peaceful Valley Garden
    940 feet
  5. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    940 feet
  6. Harlem Art Park
    980 feet
  7. Mt. Morris East Playground
    1,060 feet
  8. La Cuevita Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  9. Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) Garden
    1,240 feet
  10. Corozal Family Garden
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    800 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    590 feet
  2. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    770 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 119th Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.